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PSYCHROMETRIC PROPERTIES OF HELIUM-WATER VAPOR MIXTURES: A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND HUMIDITY, AND WET-AND DRY-BULB TEMPERATURES

Oswald T. Zimmerman, Robert C. Ramsey

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With man's increasing interest in exploring the ocean at greater and greater depths, it was found necessary to replace the nitrogen of the normal atmosphere with helium to provide a breathing gas for those living at ambient ocean pressure. This led to a need for a knowledge of the psychrometric properties of helium at pressures up to several hundred pounds per square inch. This investigation has resulted in: (1) the development of psychrometer, (2) the development of a psychrometric equation for the helium-water vapor system, and (3) the development of a computer program which makes it possible to print out psychrometric charts for any ocean depth.

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With man's increasing interest in exploring the ocean at greater and greater depths, it was found necessary to replace the nitrogen of the normal atmosphere with helium to provide a breathing gas for those living at ambient ocean pressure. This led to a need for a knowledge of the psychrometric properties of helium at pressures up to several hundred pounds per square inch. This investigation has resulted in: (1) the development of psychrometer, (2) the development of a psychrometric equation for the helium-water vapor system, and (3) the development of a computer program which makes it possible to print out psychrometric charts for any ocean depth.

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With man's increasing interest in exploring the ocean at greater and greater depths, it was found necessary to replace the nitrogen of the normal atmosphere with helium to provide a breathing gas for those living at ambient ocean pressure. This led to a need for a knowledge of the psychrometric properties of helium at pressures up to several hundred pounds per square inch. This investigation has resulted in: (1) the development of psychrometer, (2) the development of a psychrometric equation for the helium-water vapor system, and (3) the development of a computer program which makes it possible to print out psychrometric charts for any ocean depth.

Key concepts: Psychrometrics, Dry-bulb temperature, Wet-bulb temperature, Humidity, Water vapor, Thermodynamics, Vapor pressure, Materials science

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PSYCHROMETRIC PROPERTIES OF HELIUM-WATER VAPOR MIXTURES: A STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND HUMIDITY, AND WET-AND DRY-BULB TEMPERATURES — Research Paper | ScholarLens