Wet Bulb Approximation
Approximate wet bulb temperature from air temperature and relative humidity using the Stull formula.
Description
Approximate wet bulb temperature from air temperature and relative humidity using the Stull formula.
Wet Bulb Approximation: Approximate wet bulb temperature from air temperature and relative humidity using the Stull formula.
When to use Wet Bulb Approximation
Use this chemistry calculator to reproduce a named relationship with explicit quantities and units for study, laboratory planning, or an independent numerical check.
- Air temperature (°C)
- Required number input.
- Relative humidity (%)
- Required number input.
How Wet Bulb Approximation works
Approximate wet bulb temperature from air temperature and relative humidity using the Stull formula. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Wet bulb temperature (°C)
- The resulting wet bulb temperature returned as a number.
Limitations and assumptions
- Humidity and wet-bulb relationships depend on pressure, temperature scales, phase conventions, ventilation, and the selected saturation-vapor-pressure correlation. Local measurements and full psychrometric methods are needed for precision work.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Check units and significant figures, compare the result with limiting cases, and use measured or source-specific constants where available. Laboratory, safety, and regulatory decisions require validated methods and appropriate uncertainty analysis.
References
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Psychrometrics — Wikipedia contributors
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