Saturday, April 22, 2017

Moisture and Altitude

Psychrometric charts are very useful for determining properties of moist air, but it is important to remember that each chart is prepared for a given atmospheric pressure.  Of course, it is easy to find charts created for specific elevations, but it is sometimes hard to visualize the variations in properties with elevation.  In this post, we’ll look at the effect of elevation on the moisture content of air.