Moist Air Properties
Partial and Saturation Pressures of Water Vapor
The partial pressure of vapor pv is the product of the saturation pressure psat and the relative humidity phi:
Saturation Concentration of Water Vapor
The saturation concentration csat is obtained from the saturation pressure psat and temperature T by
where R is the universal gas constant.
Humidity Ratio
The humidity ratio xvap is obtained from the vapor and air concentrations cv and ca, the absolute pressure pA and temperature T by
where R is the universal gas constant, Mv is the water vapor molar mass, and Ma is the dry air molar mass.
The vapor and dry air concentrations satisfy:
Vapor Mass Fraction
The vapor mass fraction omega_v is obtained by
Liquid, Vapor, and Moisture Concentrations
The total moisture concentration cw is the sum of the liquid water and vapor concentrations cl and cv:
Note that cl=0 in moist air domains.
Concentrations and Contents
The liquid water and vapor contents wc_l and wc_v are obtained by multiplying the concentrations cl and cv by the molar mass of water M_v:
Moisture Content
The moisture content wcVar is expressed in different ways depending on the domain type:
Latent Heat of Evaporation
The variable Lv is defined by
where T is the temperature. See Functions for the definition of the function Lv.