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Enthalpy is defined as "a quantity associated with a thermodynamic system, expressed as the internal energy of a system plus the product of the pressure and volume of the system, having the property that during an isobaric process, the change in the quantity is equal to the heat transferred during the process.
These numbers, which apply to air at sea level pressure, are based on measurements over the years. They are basic physical facts.
Now, let's see how Dew Point and relative humidity work.
Imagine, that at 3 p.m. you measure the air's temperature at 300 C and you measure its humidity at 9 grams per cubic meter of air. What would happen if this air cooled to 100 C with no water vapor being added or taken away? As it cools to 100 C the air becomes saturated; that is, it can't hold any more water vapor than 9 grams per cubic meter. Cool the air even a tiny bit more and its water vapor will begin condensing to form clouds, fog or dew - depending on whether the air is high above the ground, just above the ground, or right at the ground. Back at 3 p.m., when we made the measurements, we could say that the air's dew point is 100 C That is, if this particular air were cooled to 100 C at ground level, its humidity would begin condensing to form dew.
ENTHALPY
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