Wet and Dry Bulb Hygrometer and Water

 

Code Number: 4C32.10

Demo Title: Wet & Dry Bulb Hygrometer - Sling Psychrometer

Condition: Excellent

Principle: Vapor Pressures/Partial Pressures

Area of Study: Thermodynamics

Equipment: 

Wet and Dry Bulb Hygrometer and Water.

Procedure:

Wet the cloth that is on the end of one thermometer with water.  Rotate the thermometer pair vigorously until the wet thermometer will not go any lower.  Read the difference between the two thermometers and consult the relative humidity chart.

References:

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  • "Atmospheric Humidity", TPT, Vol. 17, #8, Nov. 1979, p. 538.
  • Marie Corpart, Frederic Restagno, Francois Boulogne, "Measuring Relative Humidity from Evaporation with A  Wet-Bulb Thermometer", The Psychrometer", AJP, Vol. 92, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 36.
  • Carson I. A. Ritchie, "Weather House", Making Scientific Toys, p. 117.
  • Unesco, "A Wet and Dry Bulb Hygrometer", 700 Science Experiments, p. 94 - 95.
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  • Julius Sumner Miller, Q228 & A228, Millergrams II – Some More Enchanting Questions for Enquiring Minds, p. 71 & 118.