Lesson 8 What is humidity？ 什么是湿度？.ppt

Lesson 8What Is Humidity？ 什么是湿度？ New words and expressions Several concepts 几个概念 Humidity is the water vapor within a given space. 湿度是特定空间内所含水蒸气的份量。 Absolute humidity is the weight of water vapor per unit volume. 绝对湿度是单位体积内水蒸气的重量。 Percentage humidity is the ratio of the weight of water vapor per pound of dry air to the weight of water vapor per pound of dry air saturated* at the same temperature. 湿度百分数是每磅（1磅=0.4536kg） 干空气所含水蒸气的重量与同温度 下每磅饱和干空气所含水蒸气的 重量比值。 Although there is a difference between percentage humidity and relative humidity, it is only very slight and is practically negligible at normal room temperatures. 尽管湿度百分数与相对湿度有所差别，但在通常的室温下差别很小，实际上可以忽略不计。 So, for our purposes, we can say that relative humidity indicates the amount of water vapor actually in the air expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold under the same conditions. 因此，对实际应用来说，我们可 以说相对湿度就是空气中实际所含的 水蒸气量和同条件下最大可能包 含水蒸气量的百分比。 The amount of moisture in the air has a direct bearing on personal comfort or discomfort. 空气中的湿度与人体舒适度有直接关系。 Just as extremely high relative humidity in the summer gives one a soggy feeling, low humidity in the winter in heated homes gives one a dried-out feeling. 如夏天极高的湿度给人一种沉闷的感觉，冬天暖室中低湿度给人一种干燥的感觉。 When cold air enters the house during the winter, it is heated; thus its moisture holding capacity is increased. 冬天，冷空气进入室内，冷空气温度升高；因此，空气的含湿能力提高。 I