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Introduction: (Initial Observation) Humidity has a significant effect on all of us, and on many things around us. A device measuring humidity is called a hygrometer. In 1783, Swiss physicist and geologist, Horace Bénédict de Saussure built the first hygrometer using a human hair to measure humidity.
How does humidity relate to temperature? Pressure? Why do humid environments tend to be coastal or tropical? How does humidity change depending upon your latitude? (FI, 2006; GLOBE, 2006; NCAR, 2006; NOAA, 2006; Unisys, 2006; Weather Underground, 2006; WMO, 2006) Bibliography. FI, 2006. Franklin's Forecast, The Franklin Institute.
Humidification is a mass transfer process of water vapor to atmospheric air, which results in an increase of water vapor in the mixture. Humidification is a necessity in some areas due to the very low humidity that can be present in even a cooling mode in winter [91].
- Temperature and Humidity of Ambient Hospital Air
- Heating and Humidification of Inspired Gas
- Reclamation of Heat and Moisture During Expiration
- Influence of Ambient Temperature
- Alterations in Heat and Moisture Exchange in Exercise and Disease
- Structural Features of The Airways Which Facilitate Humidification
- Effects of Intubation and Oxygen Therapy on Humidification
Starting from the premise that ICU trainees are unlikely to be managing patients in the tundra as a part of their routine practice (retrieval rotations notwithstanding), this chapter will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of standard hospital-grade room air. This is one of those scenarios where, for parameters like heat and temperature...
"It is of interest that overwhelming hyperventilation with a dry atmosphere had no effect upon the climatic conditions of the alveolar cavity", remarked Raynald Déry (1971) after creating bronchoalveolar fistulas in anaesthetised dogs and measuring the humidity of the escaping gas. Dogs ventilated with a wide variety of gas mixtures at different te...
After all the effort and energy expended on warming and wetting the inspired gas mixture, it makes some sense that the upper respiratory tract should try to reclaim some of the water and heat. It is less efficient at this dehumidification than it is at humidification. Cole (1954) inserted a thermister up the nose of an undescribed "subject" and des...
The respiratory tract is extremely efficient at heating and humidifying inspired gas, even in the face of very low ambient temperatures. For an extreme example, Moritz et al (1945) ventilated dogs with a vacuum-jacketed Dewar cannula which delivered superchilled oxygen mixture at -100° C. The dogs' lower tracheal temperatures did not drop any lower...
The mechanisms responsible for humidification of inspired gas are made all the more remarkable by their extreme resilience against any variation in respiratory function. Déry hyperventilated some of his dogs to over 30L/min minute volumes, using cold dry gas straight from the tank; the alveolar humidity and temperature did not budge. Instead, the i...
To work this magic, we need specific structures which have, as their main goal, the increase in air turbulence. Turbulent flow allows more of the inhaled air to come into contact with the respiratory tract mucosa, and allows mixing of the air which promotes heat exchange. This "turbulent convection" is essential because air is a poor conductor of h...
In the ICU, it is often necessary to bypass the upper airway with some sort of tube, be it endotracheal or tracheostomy. The normal humidification mechanisms are therefore bypassed. This has the following ill efects: 1. Increased heat loss by respiration 2. Increased water loss by humidification 3. Impaired humidification, if no special effort is m...
In this simple science project, learn about what causes dew and what affects dew formation with a drinking glass, ice, and a soda bottle.
Oct 19, 2023 · Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air. If there is a lot of water vapor in the air, the humidity will be high. The higher the humidity, the wetter it feels outside. On the weather reports, humidity is usually explained as relative humidity.
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The process in which the moisture or water vapor or humidity is added to the air without changing its dry bulb (DB) temperature is called as humidification process.
