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ASPIRATED HYGROMETER [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

A psychrometer in which the ventilation is provided by a suction fan.

CONT

Psychrometer. ... One variety is the Assman psychrometer (a special form of aspiration psychrometer for which the ventilation is provided by a suction fan).

CONT

Aspirating psychrometers use a small fan to blow air on the wet bulb thermometer. They are easier to use but are larger and require batteries.

OBS

A psychrometer is a type of hygrometer.

OBS

Some authors considered "ventilated psychrometer" and "aspirated psychrometer" as synonyms.

Key term(s)
  • ventilated psychrometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

Psychromètres à aspiration : [...] Les bulbes de deux thermomètres sont placés dans deux doubles tuyères qui se poursuivent par des tubulures coudées et qui débouchent dans un tube central relié au bloc d'aspiration dans la partie supérieure du psychromètre. Celui-ci comporte une turbine mue par un moteur qui assure une vitesse de ventilation au niveau des bulbes de l'ordre de 3,6 m/s.

OBS

Certains auteurs considèrent comme synonymes, «psychromètre ventilé» et «psychromètre à aspiration».

Key term(s)
  • psychromètre ventilé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
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