Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Difference between relative humidity and humidity.

This is very important thing for the pharmaceuticals also any other organization, so need to know difference between this..

       "Humidity" and "Relative Humidity" are not the same thing. Humidity means amount of water vapor present in air with respect to total amount of air.         Relative Humidity is the amount of moisture in the air 'relative' to the temperature (i.e. relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air compared to what the air can "hold" at that temperature. When the air can't "hold" all the moisture, then it condenses as dew).


          The relative humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air (at a specific temperature) compared to the maximum amount of water vapor air could hold at that temperature, and is given as a percentage value. Relative humidity depends on the temperature of the air.

1 comment:

  1. Informative article... Thanks for sharing. Just found this blog while reaserching about Hygrometers and dehumidifiers.. humidity and relative humidity both measures the amount of water present in the air but both of these have difference in the method of measurement.

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