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The Dry Bulb, Wet Bulb and Dew Point temperatures are important to determine the state of

humid air. The knowledge of only two of these values is enough to determine the state of the
moist air - including the content of water vapor and the sensible and latent energy (enthalpy) in
the air.

Wet Bulb Temperature - Twb


The Wet Bulb temperature is the adiabatic saturation temperature.

Wet Bulb temperature can be measured by using a thermometer with the bulb wrapped in wet
muslin. The adiabatic evaporation of water from the thermometer bulb and the cooling effect is
indicated by a "wet bulb temperature" lower than the "dry bulb temperature" in the air.

The rate of evaporation from the wet bandage on the bulb, and the temperature difference
between the dry bulb and wet bulb, depends on the humidity of the air. The evaporation from
the wet muslin ( is reduced when air contains more water vapor.

The Wet Bulb temperature is always between the Dry Bulb temperature and the Dew Point. For
the wet bulb, there is a dynamic equilibrium between heat gained because the wet bulb is cooler
than the surrounding air and heat lost because of evaporation. The wet bulb temperature is the
temperature of an object that can be achieved through evaporative cooling, assuming good air
flow and that the ambient air temperature remains the same.

By combining the dry bulb and wet bulb temperature in a psychrometric chart or Mollier
diagram the state of the humid air can be determined. Lines of constant wet bulb temperatures
run diagonally from the upper left to the lower right in the Psychrometric chart.

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