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PSYCHROMETRE CRECELLE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-03-16

English

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

A psychrometer in which the wet- and dry-bulb thermometers are mounted upon a frame connected to a handle at one end by means of a bearing or a length of chain.

OBS

The psychrometer may be whirled by hand to produce sufficient air velocity past the thermometer bulbs, particularly the wet bulb, to provide rapid evaporation from the wick and thus cooling of that bulb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Psychromètre attaché à une ficelle, à une chaînette ou à un léger châssis, et que l'observateur fait tourner comme une fronde en vue d'assurer une bonne ventilation de l'organe sensible.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Psicrómetro unido a un hilo, cadena pequeña o soporte ligero que el observador hace girar como una honda para conseguir una buena ventilación del elemento sensible.

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