Difference between revisions of "Ice-bulb temperature"
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| − | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"><br/>''Same as'' the [[wet-bulb temperature]] when the latter is below 0& | + | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition"><br/>''Same as'' the [[wet-bulb temperature]] when the latter is below 0°C and the water on the [[thermometer]] is frozen.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Note that in dry conditions the wet bulb of a [[psychrometer]] may [[freeze]] when the [[air temperature]] is appreciably above the [[freezing point]].</div><br/> </div> |
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Latest revision as of 15:26, 20 February 2012
ice-bulb temperature
Same as the wet-bulb temperature when the latter is below 0°C and the water on the thermometer is frozen.
Note that in dry conditions the wet bulb of a psychrometer may freeze when the air temperature is appreciably above the freezing point.
