Question

Steady state temperature reached by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large amount of unsaturated vapour-gas mixture is called the __________ temperature.

a.

dry-bulb

b.

wet-bulb

c.

dew point

d.

adiabatic saturation

Answer: (b).wet-bulb

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