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dew point

n. Abbr. DP
The temperature at which air becomes saturated and produces dew.
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dew point

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dewpoint

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(Physical Geography) the temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form
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dew′ point`


n.
the temperature to which air must be cooled, at a given pressure and water-vapor content, for it to reach saturation; temperature at which dew begins to form.
[1825–35]
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dew point

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with water vapor and dew forms. The dew point varies depending on how much water vapor is in the air.
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dew point

The point at which air saturated with water vapor produces condensation which forms dew.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dew point - the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
saturation point - (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor
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Most regression models use outdoor dry-bulb temperature and sometimes the dew-point temperature as the most important regressors.
In case of dew-point temperature as shown in Figure 9, the average was at 4.19[degrees]C, standard deviation was at 12.6[degrees]C, and minimum and maximum were at -28.8[degrees]C and 26.9[degrees]C, respectively.
(3) In the former two applications, the issue is not the conflict between supply air temperature, required air turnover, and sensible load, but rather a lower limit for supply air temperature to the space that is substantially higher than the required supply air dew-point temperature to the space.
Heating the air, or lowering the dew-point temperature, creates a pressure differential (and a resulting concentration gradient); this causes moisture to diffuse from the plastic to the air.
The most important thing to understand about a dehumidifier is that the efficiency and performance is directly related to the difference between the air dew-point temperature and air dry bulb temperature.
The analysis of environmental conditions such as relative humidity, air temperature, surface temperature, dew-point temperature and the difference between surface and dew point temperatures can also be viewed via the Fischer CM.
After minutes or hours, the glass cools to below the dew-point temperature and moisture begins to form.
All models are designed for a standard 7barg inlet pressure, at 35[degrees]C air inlet temperature (25[degrees]C ambient) and offer a constant 3[degrees]C dew-point temperature delivery at all times.
However, the instruments that are required to measure the dew-point temperature directly are significantly more expensive than an aspirated psychrometer.
PsychroAir uses the following input properties: barometric pressure, dry-bulb temperature, and one of the following: humidity ratio, relative humidity, wet-bulb temperature, or dew-point temperature. All of the thermodynamic properties can be calculated in American traditional and metric units.
The starting temperature 75[degrees]C was chosen as the dew-point temperature of flue gases of PF oil shale boiler according to investigation [1].
In humid climates, the conventional paradigm is to determine the supply air temperature from the cooling coils that will result in the desired dew-point temperature in the space, and then determine the chilled water supply temperature that can deliver that temperature, based on the approach temperatures achievable with conventional equipment.
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