Why is the relative humidity of superheated steam zero?
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Why is the relative humidity of superheated steam zero?
Why is the relative humidity of superheated steam zero?
In my opinion…relative humidity refers to the air, and it indicates the amount of moisture contained in it. This moisture is the water that can be absorbed by the air. Superheated steam, although it is water vapor, releases latent heat of vaporization mr and superheating energy cmΔt when it condenses into liquid water due to being superheated
Therefore, when water vapor is in a superheated state, it cannot condense into moisture (humidity) that can be absorbed by air; hence, superheated vapor does not contain such moisture... thus the relative humidity is zero
Superheated steam should be considered a pure gas with zero humidity.
This post was last edited by wiseboy on 2018-2-1 11:04. Standard answer: 1. Relative humidity of superheated steam
It’s all gas, so the humidity is naturally zero