Moist Air - Weight of Water Vapor
Weight of water vapor in air
Grains of moisture per pound of dry air at standard atmospheric pressure at relative humidity ranging 10 - 90% are indicated below.
Water Vapor in Air (grains* water vapor per pound dry air) | ||||||||
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Relative Humidity (%) | Temperature | |||||||
(oC) | ||||||||
-1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 38 | |
(oF) | ||||||||
30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | |
10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 29 |
20 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 58 |
30 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 65 | 87 |
40 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 62 | 85 | 116 |
50 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 78 | 108 | 147 |
60 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 48 | 66 | 92 | 128 | 176 |
70 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 54 | 78 | 108 | 152 | 208 |
80 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 62 | 88 | 125 | 173 | - |
90 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 70 | 100 | 140 | 190 | - |
*grains of water is commonly used in psychrometrics
- 1 grain = 0.000143 lbm = 0.0648 g (7000 grains per lbm)
Same table as above with water vapor in "pounds water vapor per pound dry air".
Water Vapor in Air (pounds water vapor per pound dry air) | ||||||||
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Relative Humidity (%) | Temperature | |||||||
(oC) | ||||||||
-1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 38 | |
(oF) | ||||||||
30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | |
10 | 0.0004 | 0.0006 | 0.0009 | 0.0011 | 0.0016 | 0.0023 | 0.0030 | 0.0041 |
20 | 0.0007 | 0.0010 | 0.0014 | 0.0023 | 0.0030 | 0.0043 | 0.0060 | 0.0083 |
30 | 0.0010 | 0.0016 | 0.0020 | 0.0031 | 0.0049 | 0.0066 | 0.0093 | 0.0124 |
40 | 0.0013 | 0.0020 | 0.0029 | 0.0043 | 0.0063 | 0.0089 | 0.0122 | 0.0166 |
50 | 0.0017 | 0.0026 | 0.0037 | 0.0056 | 0.0079 | 0.0112 | 0.0154 | 0.0210 |
60 | 0.0020 | 0.0031 | 0.0046 | 0.0069 | 0.0094 | 0.0132 | 0.0183 | 0.0252 |
70 | 0.0024 | 0.0037 | 0.0054 | 0.0077 | 0.0112 | 0.0154 | 0.0217 | 0.0297 |
80 | 0.0027 | 0.0041 | 0.0060 | 0.0089 | 0.0126 | 0.0179 | 0.0247 | - |
90 | 0.0030 | 0.0047 | 0.0069 | 0.0100 | 0.0143 | 0.0200 | 0.0272 | - |