TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EXPERIMENT NO. 6
Measurement of Humidity

September 9, 2016

OBJECTIVE:

 Familiarize students with the use of the psychrometric chart and the important humidity

measuring instruments.
Enable the students to understand the design principles and operation of humidity
measuring instruments.
Train the students to use of humidity measuring instruments or device.
Determine the precision of measurements that were done.

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND:
THE CONCEPT OF HUMIDITY

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT

THE PSYCHROMETRIC CHART

APPLICATIONS OF HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

HUMIDITY MEASURING DEVICE

INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS:

1. Digital humidity measuring device
2. Psychrometric chart.
3. Wet and dry bulb thermometer.

METHODS AND PROCEDURES:

Familiarize with the parts, functions and operations of the humidity measurement
apparatus/devices, as well as the use of the psychrometric chart..
Choosing appropricate locations in the campus (5th floor corridor, IRTC building,
airconditioned room, ground fllor IRTC building, and TUP Manila grounds), take 5
measurements in each location to determine the relative humidity.
Using the dry-bulb and wet bulb temperatures, determine the relative humidity using the
psychrometric chart. This serves as the theoretical value.
Solve for the % error and standard deviation of readings at each location.
Compare the % error and standard deviations for each location, for each measuring
devices.

 Discuss the observations and findings.

OBSERVATION AND CALCULATIONS:

Table 1. Observed and calculated data/factors.
5th floor corridor,
Trial 1
Trial 2
IRTC building
DIGITAL
72.5
70.9
HUMIDITY
DRY BULB TEMP
WET BULB TEMP
PSYCHROMETRI
C
CHART

29
26
78.7

29
26
78.7

PERCENT ERROR
STANDARD
DEVIATIONS

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

AVE.

69

70.7

69.3

70.48

29
27
85.5

29
27
85.5

29
27
85.5

82.86

14.94%

Ground floor IRTC

building
DIGITAL
HUMIDITY

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

AVE.

68

67.9

67.8

69.1

69.4

68.44

DRY BULB TEMP

WET BULB TEMP
PSYCHROMETRI
C
CHART

29
26
78.7

29
26
78.7

29
26
78.7

29
26
78.7

29
27
85.5

80.06

14.51

PERCENT ERROR
STANDARD
DEVIATIONS
TUP Manila
grounds
DIGITAL
HUMIDITY
DRY BULB TEMP
WET BULB TEMP
PSYCHROMETRI

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

AVE.

68.4

67.4

66.9

65

64.7

66.48

29
27
85.5

29
27
85.5

30
27
79.1

30
27
79.1

31
28
79.5

81.74

C
CHART
18.66

PERCENT ERROR
STANDARD
DEVIATIONS

Air-conditioned
room

Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

AVE.

DIGITAL
HUMIDITY

55.3

57.4

58

57.8

57.8

57.26

DRY BULB TEMP

WET BULB TEMP
PSYCHROMETRI
C
CHART

28
24
71.6

28
24
71.6

29
25
72.2

28
24
71.6

27
24
77.9

72.98

PERCENT ERROR

21.54

STANDARD
DEVIATIONS
Computation of percentage error

For 5th floor corridor, IRTC building

82.8670.48
X 100=14.94
82.86

For TUP Manila grounds

81.7466.48
X 100=18.66
81.74

Computation for standard deviation

For Ground floor IRTC building

80.0668.44
X 100=14.51
80.06

For Air-conditioned room

72.9857.26
X 100=21.54
72.98

5th floor corridor, IRTC building

(Psychrometric chart)
Where: = 82.86

Trial 4 (85.5-82.86)2 = 6.97

Trial 5 (85.5-82.86)2 = 6.9
5

( Xi)
2

Trial 1 (78.7-82.86) = 17.306

Trial 2 (78.7-82.86)2 = 17.306
Trial 3 (85.5-82.86)2 = 6.97

5th floor corridor, IRTC building (Digital)

k=1

= 55.522

1/5 (55.522) = 11.104

11.104 = 3.332 answer

Trial 5 (69.3-70.48)2 = 1.392

5

Where: = 70.48

( Xi)
2

Trial 1 (72.5-70.48) = 4.08

Trial 2 (70.9-70.48)2 = 0.176
Trial 3 (69-70.48)2 = 2.19

k=1

= 7.8861

1/5 (7.886) = 1.577

1.577 = 1.256 answer

Trial 4 (70.7-70.48)2 = 0.048

Ground floor IRTC building (Psychrometric

chart)
Where: = 80.06
Trial 1 (78.7-80.06)2 = 1.85
Trial 2 (78.7-80.06)2 = 1.85
Trial 3 (78.7-80.06)2 = 1.85

Trial 4 (78.7-80.06)2 = 1.85

Trial 5 (85.5-80.06)2 = 29.594
5

( Xi)
k=1

= 36.994

1/5 (36.994) = 7.399

7.399 = 2.72 answer

Ground floor IRTC building (Digital)

Trial 5 (69.4-68.44)2 = 0.922

5

Where: = 68.44

( Xi)
2

Trial 1 (68-68.44) = 0.194

Trial 2 (67.9-68.44)2 = 0.292
Trial 3 (67.8-68.44)2 = 0.410

k=1

= 2.25

1/5 (2.25) = 0.451

0.451 = 0.671 answer

Trial 4 (69.1-68.44)2 = 0.436

TUP Manila grounds (Psychrometric chart)

Trial 5 (79.5-81.74)2 = 5.018

5

Where: = 81.74

( Xi)
2

Trial 1 (85.5-81.74) = 14.137

Trial 2 (85.5-81.74)2 = 14.137
Trial 3 (79.1-81.74)2 = 6.97

k=1

= 47.232

1/5 (47.232) = 9.446

9.446 = 3.073 answer

Trial 4 (79.1-81.74)2 = 6.97

Trial 4 (65-66.48)2 = 2.19
TUP Manila grounds (Digital)

Trial 5 (64.7-66.48)2 = 3.168

5

Where: = 66.48

( Xi)
2

Trial 1 (68.4-66.48) = 3.686

Trial 2 (67.4-66.48)2 = 0.864
Trial 3 (66.9-66.48)2 = 0.176

k=1

= 10.084

1/5 (10.084) = 2.017

2.017 . = 1.420 answer

Trial 1 (71.6-72.98)2 = 1.904

Air-conditioned room (Psychrometric

chart)
Where: = 72.98

Trial 2 (71.6-72.98)2 = 1.904

Trial 3 (72.2-72.98)2 = 0.608

Trial 4 (71.6-72.98)2 = 1.904

Trial 5 (77.9-72.98)2 = 24.206

1/5 (30.526) = 6.105

6.105. = 2.471 answer

( Xi)
k=1

= 30.526

Trial 4 (57.8-57.26)2 = 0.292

Air-conditioned room (Digital)

Trial 5 (57.8-57.26)2 = 0.292

5

Where: = 57.26

( Xi)
2

Trial 1 (55.3-57.26) = 3.841

Trial 2 (57.4-57.26)2 = 3.460
Trial 3 (58-57.26)2 = 0.547

k=1

= 8.459

1/5 (8.459) = 1.692

1.692. = 1.3 answe

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS:
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: