- Author
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Phillips, T. D.
- Title
- Survey of Humidities in Residences.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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BMS 56
October 9, 1940
8 p.
- Keywords
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surveys
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housing
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moisture content
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air
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humidity
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heating
- Abstract
- This report presents the results of a survey of the relative humidities prevailing in occupied houses during the winter. The observations were made by students of colleges cooperating in the survey, working under the supervision of the physics departments of the colleges, and data were obtained from 26 localities in the northern part of the United States. In general, in the occupied houses, the moisture content of the air was sufficient to make the interior condition from 10- to 15-percent relative humidity higher than would have resulted from heating outside air to 70 deg F without change in moisture content.