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SICCO Technical Information
SICCO Glossary
Relative humidity
Percentage ratio between water vapor pressure and saturated water vapor pres- sure over a clear and even water surface. On this basis it is easy to evaluate how quickly evaporation will proceed or how large is the danger of condensation. The quantity of water vapor which would be needed for saturation increases with increasing temperature. Similarly the relative humidity of a given air mass falls with increasing temperature. Temperature is therefore an important factor in asses- sing relative humidity and condensation
Dew point
The dew point is the temperature at
which an object (in case humidity exists) shows a balanced state of condensing and evaporating water, or in other words the water vapour starts to condense.
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