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- From: rdd@cactus.org (Robert Dorsett)
- Subject: Re: {ehydration
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.092347.15246@cactus.org>
- Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
- References: <541000001@peg.pegasus.oz.au>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 09:23:47 GMT
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- In article <541000001@peg.pegasus.oz.au> sbrook@peg.pegasus.oz.au writes:
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- >Can someone out there explain to me why the air conditioning in passenger
- >planes is so dry. I'm sick of getting dehydrated!!!
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- The air at altitude is already dry. In its journey through the air
- conditioning system, it is alternately heated then cooled: the cooling
- process condenses water, which is eliminated by the system. The resulting
- air is fed to the cabin, with a relative humidity of 10-15%.
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- Robert Dorsett
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