What's the difference between psychrometer and psychrometry?

Psychrometer


Definition:

  • (n.) An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.

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  • (1) This paper describes the production and calibration of a miniature psychrometer treated with a specially developed porous coating.
  • (2) With the help of a psychrometer-normogramme the absolute humidity is determined from the data of the wet and both the dry thermometers.
  • (3) Procedures that would decrease this discrepancy even further were pinpointed, and advantages of using the miniature psychrometer were assessed.
  • (4) A precision humidity generator was developed for calibrating the psychrometer.
  • (5) Maximum difference between minihygrometer and August's psychrometer parameters reaches 0.5%.
  • (6) Existing psychrometers of small dimensions cannot provide accurate long-term measurements of water-vapor pressure without frequent maintenance and recalibration.

Psychrometry


Definition:

  • (n.) Hygrometry.

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