If superheated humid air is cooled at 1 atm, the system follows a horizontal path to the left on the chart until the saturation curve (dew point) is reached; thereafter, the gas phase follows the saturation curve.

If superheated humid air is cooled at 1 atm, the system follows a horizontal path to the left on the chart until the saturation curve (dew point) is reached; thereafter, the gas phase follows the saturation curve.

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Chapter35: Comfort And Psychrometrics

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