HUMIDIFICATION
HANDBOOK
Fifth Edition
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Humidification Handbook
FIFTH EDITION
BERNARD W. MORTON
AND
DRI-STEEM CORPORATION
DRISTEEM HUMIDIFICATION HANDBOOK
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Copyright © 2019 by Bernard W. Morton and DRI-STEEM Corporation
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Printed and bound in the United States of America.
First printing June 1998.
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FORWARD
Humidification, being able to add water vapor to the air in controlled amounts, continues to be a growing industry.
What once was considered a healthful luxury to be enjoyed by few has become a necessity to a significant segment of the population. As more and more people around the world discover the health and other benefits to be derived from its use, the growth will continue.
Various high-tech industries, such as semi-conductor,
pharmaceutical and electronic, are heavily dependent upon controlled humidification for their success.
A great deal of information exists on this relatively narrow but important subject. It is, however, scattered widely in various technical papers, magazine articles, and technical manuals. The ASHRAE manuals contain much of the information.
This handbook seeks to draw together the information
