It is difficult for water to evaporate when humidity is high because of water saturation in the surrounding environment.
The evaporation is not significant at high humidity.
When water can evaporate, the absorption of heat by the vaporizing water adds a significant amount of cooling. When the ambient humidity is already high, less water can evaporate before the air become saturated with water vapor and consequently cooling is more difficult. When ambient humidity is low, more water can evaporate before the air becomes saturated with water vapor - and thus more cooling can occur for the same flow rate of water.
There is an effect if you're a living being and trying to cool down. Humidity does not change the temperature. It will make it difficult for your body to cool down, so it 'feels' hotter with humidity. Sweat has to evaporate for your body to cool down. It's harder to evaporate when the air is already saturated with water (ie high humidity).
Evaporation is increased in a dry atmosphere.
Humid refers to the amount of moisture in the air. When you say the air is humid it is when there is a lot of water vapor in the air. When there is little water vapor in the air it is usually referred to as low humidity or dry air. There is no exact amount of water vapor in the air that determines whether we say it is humid or not.
The evaporation is not significant at high humidity.
When water can evaporate, the absorption of heat by the vaporizing water adds a significant amount of cooling. When the ambient humidity is already high, less water can evaporate before the air become saturated with water vapor and consequently cooling is more difficult. When ambient humidity is low, more water can evaporate before the air becomes saturated with water vapor - and thus more cooling can occur for the same flow rate of water.
There is an effect if you're a living being and trying to cool down. Humidity does not change the temperature. It will make it difficult for your body to cool down, so it 'feels' hotter with humidity. Sweat has to evaporate for your body to cool down. It's harder to evaporate when the air is already saturated with water (ie high humidity).
Evaporation is increased in a dry atmosphere.
Sugar solution,like pure water, evaporates fastest when the temperature is high and the humidity is low.
high temprature and low humidity
No, it evaporates slower. Humidity is moisture in the air. If there is already alot of moisture in the air, more will evaporate into it very slowly.
Sugar solution,like pure water, evaporates fastest when the temperature is high and the humidity is low.
One of our body's mechanisms to cool us down is to sweat. In a low humidity environment the sweat can evaporate, absorbing extra heat from our body to help cool it. In high humidity, it is much more difficult - or impossible - for the sweat to evaporate and thus we can't get the benefit of the evaporative cooling.
One of our body's mechanisms to cool us down is to sweat. In a low humidity environment the sweat can evaporate, absorbing extra heat from our body to help cool it. In high humidity, it is much more difficult - or impossible - for the sweat to evaporate and thus we can't get the benefit of the evaporative cooling.
High humidity makes it harder for the human body to cool down because sweat does not evaporate from the skin as easily. Also, high humidity can cause allergies to worsen.
Moisture, the higher level of moisture in the air, the higher level of humidity it is. That's why when you walk into a green house it's hot and humid, the higher level of moisture in the air can sometimes make it difficult to breathe, ie. in a steam room.