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9.

3- MEASURING H U M I DITY

Humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor in air. Water vapor in air
affects the density, and humidity measurement is necessary to determine
the performance of many systems.
The humidity ratio is defined as the ratio of the water vapor mass to the
mass of dry air in the mixture:
mass water vapor
w mass of dry air
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Example 9.1 1
A sling psychrometric measures a dry-bulb temperature of 33C and a wetbulb temperature of
21C. What are the relative humidity and the humidity ratio?
Solution: Using Figure B.l, we find that the relative humidity is
approximately 34% and the humidity ratio is 0.0108 kg water/kg air.

9.4- FIBER-OPTIC DEVICES


Fiber-optics systems are more a method of signal transmission than a
sensing technology, but two of the more important sensing applications are
temperature and pressure measurement.
The direction of the refracted wave is governed by Snell's law:
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Optical fibers have extensive application in telecommunication and computer


networking, but their application as sensing devices is not that widespread
yet. Applying fiber-optic-based sensors is an emerging technology and is
expected to grow in the near future. Optical sensing and signal transmission
have several potential advantages over conventional electric output
transducers and electric signal transmission. Major advantages are as
follows:

1. Nonelectric (optical fibers are immune to electromagnetic and radiofrequency interference).


2. Explosion proof.
3. High accuracy.
4. Small size (both fibers and the attached sensors can be very small in size,
applicable to small spaces with minimum loading and interference effect).
5. High capacity and signal purity.
6. Can be easily interfaced with data-communication systems.
7. Multiplexing capability (numerous signals can be carried simultaneously,
allowing a single fiber to monitor multiple points along its length or to
monitor several different parameters).

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