Archive | 2019
Moisture and Moist Thermodynamics
Abstract
The most popular state variables that are used to define a thermodynamic system are the pressure, the temperature, and the composition. For our purpose, the atmospheric composition is divided into two main constituents: dry air, comprising nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc., and water in its various states or phases including water vapour (referred to herein as moisture), liquid water in the form of suspended cloud or rain droplets, ice crystals, and snowflakes.