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204 CORK INSULATION<br />

introducing pure, fresh air, in sufficient quantities, while discharging<br />

an equal amount of stale air, thereby keeping the percentage of im-<br />

purities down to a low point. Naturally the amount of fresh air<br />

introduced will depend entirely up<strong>on</strong> the amount required to rectify<br />

the foul c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> of the old air.<br />

Where forced air circulati<strong>on</strong> is employed, providing the equipment<br />

is properly designed, the introducti<strong>on</strong> of fresh air is a simple<br />

matter.<br />

Normal Humidity.<br />

The c<strong>on</strong>trol of moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent of the circulating air is difficult<br />

unless proper provisi<strong>on</strong> is made for adding or subtracting moisture,<br />

as occasi<strong>on</strong> demands.<br />

At this point, the privilege is taken of using <strong>on</strong>e word to indicate<br />

the proper moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent of the air for a specific commodity, and<br />

it is normnl; normal may mean any relative humidity, but when used<br />

in c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with a specific commodity it is a definite percentage; if<br />

it is above this percentage, it is normal-plus, if below, it is normalminus.<br />

Therefore, what may be normal humidity for <strong>on</strong>e class of goods<br />

may be normal-plus or normal-minus for another.<br />

To determine what is normal in each instance is the work of the<br />

scientist, or it may be determined by practical experience, extending<br />

over a period of years, but in this case it may <strong>on</strong>ly apply to a par-<br />

ticular room or warehouse, as the amount of moisture which may be<br />

maintained in the air of any room is absolutely dependent <strong>on</strong> the<br />

efficiency of the air circulating system and its ability to penetrate to<br />

all parts of the goods, thereby maintaining the proper temperature<br />

and air c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

As before explained, the air, in circulating through the various<br />

channels, is ever subjected to c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s which have a tendency to<br />

vary the moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent. The most severe c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s are: First,<br />

the goods in storage; and, sec<strong>on</strong>d, the refrigerating coils; the first in<br />

adding to the moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent and the sec<strong>on</strong>d in reducing the moisture<br />

c<strong>on</strong>tent, and, where ventilati<strong>on</strong> is utilized to purify the air, another<br />

c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> is encountered, which may either increase or decrease the<br />

humidity.<br />

It has been proved by scientific research, as well as by practical<br />

experience, that a certain amount of moisture in the air is not <strong>on</strong>ly<br />

beneficial, but is absolutely necessary to the preservati<strong>on</strong> of goods;<br />

also, that under certain c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s, especially with forced air circula-<br />

ti<strong>on</strong>, it is absolutely necessary to maintain a high moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent<br />

in the air.<br />

Assuming, therefore, that we carry a relatively high humidity,<br />

which will prevent the air from taking up moisture from the goods,<br />

we have eliminated, to a large extent, interference from that source;<br />

we have then left the drying effect of the refrigerating coils and,<br />

with forced air circulati<strong>on</strong>, this is sufficient, practically all of the time

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