Applications of Humidity Meter in Industries

Posted by Nehmat Sandhu
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Oct 16, 2015
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Humidity can be defined as the presence of water vapor in the air. Water vapor can be a peril for manufacturing firms dealing in all types of chemical and biological processes. It can spoil your product and process. Hence sensing humidity is very important for business.  Humidity meter helps to tract the amount of water vapors in the air in the area. These meters are very important to keep humidity levels under control. This meter helps to prevent manufacturing processes from unusual and undesired levels of humidity in air.

 

They come in wide variety and models and are under reasonable price. Humidity measure is an essence for the business dealing with products that are more prone to be disturbed with quality in the presence of humidity above certain level.

 

How does this work?

 

The meter has captive and thermal sensor that can detect even a minute change in the atmosphere and temperature. The change in the temperature triggers a change in the current flowing through the circuit. A device measure the change in the electric current and judge the amount of humidity according to change in the current.

 

What is the utility of humidity meter?

 

It is widely used in air conditioners. Air conditioners use humidity meter to judge the amount of humidity in the room and adjust cooling accordingly.

 

It is also used in pharmaceutical industry. In Pharmacy companies, they deal in manufacturing of medicines, which need to be temperature and humidity controlled else it can disturb the chemical composition of the medicine and can spoil the whole mixtures. Pharmaceutical companies located near sea soar often face the problem of humidity in the manufacturing plant. They install air conditioner and other appliances to keep level of humidity under control. Humidity Meter thus measure humidity and helps in keeping check and control on the level of humidity in the plant.

 

Humidity control is also necessary in chemical gas purification process. In gas purification process presence of humidity in air is extremely dangerous. Humidity in the air can disturb the reaction by reacting with hydrocarbons of the gas.

 

Industrial Dryers are the appliances that are used to dry powder, food products and many more. Humidity controlling is absolutely necessary when it comes to industrial dryers. If humidity level exceeds certain limit, dryers can fail working.

 

Paper and textile production, food processing and agriculture are few more such industries that require humidity meter for sure.

 

Not Just industries, for domestic purpose humidity meter serve variety of purpose. For example in control the amount of humidity in the building, controlling humidity in cooking with microwave ovens and many other electrical appliances. All above utilities explain the need for humidity sensor and meter in our life.

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