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Relative Humidity and Weight per Cubic Foot Volume of Air
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Relative Humidity and Weight per Cubic Foot Volume of Air
The density and moisture weight can be estimated with the following table - determine the temperature then the known relative humidity to determine the density of water moisture and weight per cubic ft
Density and Moisture Weight per Cubic Foot of Air and Relative Humidity
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Temp.
(°F) |
100% |
90% |
80% |
70% |
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Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
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32
|
0.0806
|
0.00030
|
0.0806
|
0.00027
|
0.0806
|
0.00024
|
0.0807
|
0.00021
|
36
|
0.0799
|
0.00035
|
0.0799
|
0.00032
|
0.0800
|
0.00028
|
0.0800
|
0.00025
|
40
|
0.0793
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0.00035
|
0.0793
|
0.00037
|
0.0793
|
0.00033
|
0.0793
|
0.00029
|
60
|
0.0759
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0.00083
|
0.0760
|
0.00075
|
0.0760
|
0.00067
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0.0761
|
0.00058
|
70
|
0.0743
|
0.00116
|
0.0744
|
0.00104
|
0.0744
|
0.00093
|
0.0745
|
0.00081
|
72
|
0.0740
|
0.00123
|
0.0740
|
0.00111
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0.0741
|
0.00099
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0.0742
|
0.00086
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76
|
0.0733
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0.00140
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0.0734
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0.00126
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0.0735
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0.00112
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0.0736
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0.00098
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80
|
0.0727
|
0.00159
|
0.0727
|
0.00143
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0.0728
|
0.00127
|
0.0729
|
0.00111
|
84
|
0.0720
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0.00179
|
0.0721
|
0.00161
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0.0722
|
0.00144
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0.0723
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0.00126
|
88
|
0.0713
|
0.00202
|
0.0714
|
0.00182
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0.0716
|
0.00162
|
0.0717
|
0.00142
|
92
|
0.0706
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0.00228
|
0.0708
|
0.00205
|
0.0709
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0.00182
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0.0710
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0.00159
|
96
|
0.0699
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0.00256
|
0.0701
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0.00230
|
0.0703
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0.00205
|
0.0704
|
0.00179
|
100
|
0.0693
|
0.00287
|
0.0694
|
0.00258
|
0.0696
|
0.00230
|
0.0698
|
0.00201
|
110
|
0.0675
|
0.00379
|
0.0677
|
0.00341
|
0.0679
|
0.00303
|
0.0681
|
0.00265
|
120
|
0.0656
|
0.0494
|
0.0659
|
0.00445
|
0.0662
|
0.00396
|
0.0665
|
0.00346
|
130
|
0.0635
|
0.00639
|
0.0639
|
0.00575
|
0.0643
|
0.00511
|
0.0647
|
0.00447
|
140
|
0.0614
|
0.00817
|
0.0618
|
0.00735
|
0.0623
|
0.00653
|
0.0628
|
0.00572
|
150
|
0.0590
|
0.01034
|
0.0596
|
0.00931
|
0.0602
|
0.00828
|
0.0608
|
0.00724
|
160
|
0.0564
|
0.01299
|
0.0571
|
0.01169
|
0.0579
|
0.01039
|
0.0587
|
0.00909
|
170
|
0.0535
|
0.01617
|
0.0544
|
0.01455
|
0.0554
|
0.01293
|
0.0564
|
0.01132
|
180
|
0.0503
|
0.01997
|
0.0514
|
0.01797
|
0.0526
|
0.01597
|
0.0538
|
0.01398
|
190
|
0.0447
|
0.02247
|
0.0463
|
0.02022
|
0.0480
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0.01798
|
0.0496
|
0.01573
|
200
|
0.0427
|
0.02978
|
0.0444
|
0.02680
|
0.0462
|
0.02382
|
0.0480
|
0.02084
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Density and Moisture Weight per Cubic Foot of Air and Relative Humidity
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Temp.
(°F) |
60% |
50% |
5% |
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Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
Density
lb/ft3 |
Moisture
lb/ft3 |
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32
|
0.0807
|
0.00018
|
0.0807
|
0.00015
|
0.0808
|
0.00002
|
36
|
0.0800
|
0.00021
|
0.0800
|
0.00018
|
0.0801
|
0.00002
|
40
|
0.0794
|
0.00025
|
0.0794
|
0.00021
|
0.0795
|
0.00002
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60
|
0.0767
|
0.00050
|
0.0762
|
0.00042
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0.0764
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0.00004
|
70
|
0.0746
|
0.00069
|
0.0746
|
0.00058
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0.0750
|
0.00006
|
72
|
0.0743
|
0.00074
|
0.0743
|
0.00062
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0.0747
|
0.00006
|
76
|
0.0737
|
0.00084
|
0.0737
|
0.00070
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0.0741
|
0.00007
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80
|
0.0730
|
0.00095
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0.0731
|
0.00079
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0.0736
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0.00008
|
84
|
0.0724
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0.00108
|
0.0725
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0.00090
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0.0730
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0.00009
|
88
|
0.0718
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0.00121
|
0.0719
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0.00101
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0.0725
|
0.00010
|
92
|
0.0712
|
0.00137
|
0.0713
|
0.00114
|
0.0719
|
0.00011
|
96
|
0.0706
|
0.00154
|
0.0707
|
0.00128
|
0.0714
|
0.00013
|
100
|
0.0699
|
0.00172
|
0.0701
|
0.00143
|
0.0709
|
0.00014
|
110
|
0.0684
|
0.00227
|
0.0686
|
0.00189
|
0.0696
|
0.00019
|
120
|
0.0667
|
0.00297
|
0.0670
|
0.00247
|
0.0684
|
0.00025
|
130
|
0.0651
|
0.00383
|
0.0655
|
0.00319
|
0.0672
|
0.00032
|
140
|
0.0633
|
0.00490
|
0.0638
|
0.00408
|
0.0660
|
0.00041
|
150
|
0.0614
|
0.00621
|
0.0621
|
0.00517
|
0.0649
|
0.00052
|
160
|
0.0595
|
0.00779
|
0.0602
|
0.00649
|
0.0637
|
0.00065
|
170
|
0.0573
|
0.00970
|
0.0583
|
0.00808
|
0.0626
|
0.00081
|
180
|
0.0550
|
0.01198
|
0.0562
|
0.00998
|
0.0615
|
0.00100
|
190
|
0.0513
|
0.01348
|
0.0529
|
0.01124
|
0.0603
|
0.00112
|
200
|
0.0497
|
0.01787
|
0.0515
|
0.01489
|
0.0594
|
0.00149
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Source
ASHRAE Handbook - HVAC Handbook Fundamentals, ASHRAE: 2021, page 16.12