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13.1 Concept <strong>of</strong> Humidity 395<br />

Table 13.1. Relative Humidity <strong>of</strong> Saturated Salt Solutions<br />

Lithium Magnesium Magnesium Sodium Potassium<br />

Temperature Chloride Chloride Nitrate Chloride Chloride<br />

( ◦ C) Solution Solution Solution Solution Solution<br />

(LiCl, H 2 O) (MgCl, 6H 2 O) (Mg(NO 3 ) 2 ,6H 2 0) (NaCl, 6H 2 O) K 2 SO 4<br />

5 13 33.6 ± 0.3 58 75.7 ± 0.3 98.5 ± 0.9<br />

10 13 33.5 ± 0.2 57 75.7 ± 0.2 98.2 ± 0.8<br />

15 12 33.3 ± 0.2 56 75.6 ± 0.2 97.9 ± 0.6<br />

20 12 33.1 ± 0.2 55 75.5 ± 0.1 97.6 ± 0.5<br />

25 11.3 ± 0.3 32.8 ± 0.3 53 75.3 ± 0.1 97.3 ± 0.5<br />

30 11.3 ± 0.2 32.4 ± 0.1 52 75.1 ± 0.1 97.0 ± 0.4<br />

35 11.3 ± 0.2 32.1 ± 0.1 50 74.9 ± 0.1 96.7 ± 0.4<br />

40 11.2 ± 0.2 31.6 ± 0.1 49 74.7 ± 0.1 96.4 ± 0.4<br />

45 11.2 ± 0.2 31.1 ± 0.1 — 74.5 ± 0.2 96.1 ± 0.4<br />

50 11.1 ± 0.2 30.5 ± 0.1 46 74.6 ± 0.9 95.8 ± 0.5<br />

55 11.0 ± 0.2 29.9 ± 0.2 — 74.5 ± 0.9 —<br />

Source: Patissier, B., Walters, D. Basics <strong>of</strong> relative humidity calibration for Humirel HS1100/HS1101<br />

<strong>sensors</strong>. Humirel, Toulouse Cedex, 1999.<br />

pressures) to induce frost or ice (assuming no prior condensation). The dew point<br />

is the temperature at which relative humidity is 100%. In other words, the dew<br />

point is the temperature that the air must reach for the air to hold the maximum<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> moisture it can. When the temperature cools to the dew point, the air<br />

becomes saturated and fog, dew, or frost can occur.<br />

The following equations [4] calculate the dew point from relative humidity and temperature.<br />

All temperatures are in Celsius. The saturation vapor pressure over water is<br />

found from<br />

EW = 10 0.66077+7.5t/(237+t) (13.3)<br />

and the dew-point temperature is found from the approximation<br />

DP = 237.3 ( )<br />

0.66077 − log 10 EW RH<br />

t (13.4)<br />

log 10 EW RH − 8.16077<br />

where<br />

(EW) · (RH)<br />

EW RH = .<br />

100<br />

The relative humidity displays an inverse relationship with the absolute temperature.<br />

The dew-point temperature is usually measured with a chilled mirror. However,<br />

below the 0 ◦ C dew point, the measurement becomes uncertain, as moisture eventually<br />

freezes and a crystal lattice growth will slowly occur, much like a snowflake.<br />

Nevertheless, moisture can exist for a prolonged time below 0 ◦ C in a liquid phase,<br />

depending on such variables as molecular agitation, rate <strong>of</strong> convection, sample gas<br />

temperature, contaminations, and so forth.

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