Chapter 15.5, Problem 4A

Summary Introduction

The relative humidity and dew-point temperature of the air in the room and outside the building using the psychrometer.

Introduction:

A psychrometer contains two same thermometers affixed adjacent to each other. One of the thermometers is the dry-bulb thermometer that measures the air temperature. Another thermometer is the wet-bulb thermometer and contains a piece of wet cloth covered around its bulb. It helps in estimating the humidity in the air.