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    I.S. EN 16242:2012

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    CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - PROCEDURES AND INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING HUMIDITY IN THE AIR AND MOISTURE EXCHANGES BETWEEN AIR AND CULTURAL PROPERTY

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    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2012

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Quantities characterising humidity in air
    5 Considerations and recommendations related to
      measuring methods
    6 Main features of the hygrometers
    7 Instrument calibration
    Annex A (informative) - Formulae for calculating
            relative humidity and related variables
    Annex B (informative) - Examples for indoor climate
            measurements
    Annex C (informative) - Instrumental errors
    Bibliography

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    Provides guidance and specifies procedures and instruments for the measurement of relative humidity (RH) in air, in outdoor or indoor environments.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN 15757:2010 Conservation of Cultural Property - Specifications for temperature and relative humidity to limit climate-induced mechanical damage in organic hygroscopic materials
    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    BS 1339-3:2004 Humidity Guide to the measurement of humidity
    NFX 15 117 : 1999 MEASUREMENT OF AIR MOISTURE - MECHANICAL HYGROMETERS
    BS 1339-1:2002 Humidity Terms, definitions and formulae
    ISO/TR 18931:2001 Imaging materials - Recommendations for humidity measurement and control
    ISO 7726:1998 Ergonomics of the thermal environment Instruments for measuring physical quantities
    NFX 20 521 : 81 FD GAS ANALYSIS - DETERMINATION OF THE WATER DEW POINT OF NATURAL GAS - COOLED SURFACE CONDENSATION HYGROMETERS
    ISO 2533:1975 Standard Atmosphere
    UNI 11131 : 2005 CULTURAL HERITAGE - FIELD MEASUREMENT OF THE AIR HUMIDITY
    EN 15758:2010 Conservation of Cultural Property - Procedures and instruments for measuring temperatures of the air and the surfaces of objects
    ISO 4677-1:1985 Atmospheres for conditioning and testing Determination of relative humidity Part 1: Aspirated psychrometer method
    ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
    ASHRAE HDBK HVAC APPLICATIONS : 2015 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - HVAC APPLICATIONS
    NFX 15 119 : 1999 MEASUREMENT OF AIR MOISTURE - SALT SOLUTION HUMID AIR GENERATORS FOR THE CALIBRATION OF HYGROMETERS
    EN 60751:2008 INDUSTRIAL PLATINUM RESISTANCE THERMOMETERS AND PLATINUM TEMPERATURE SENSORS
    ASTM D 4230 : 2002 : EDT 1 Standard Test Method of Measuring Humidity with Cooled-Surface Condensation (Dew-Point) Hygrometer
    ASTM E 337 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Measuring Humidity with a Psychrometer (the Measurement of Wet- and Dry-Bulb Temperatures)
    IEC 60751:2008 Industrial platinum resistance thermometers and platinum temperature sensors
    BS 1339-2(2009) (CD-ROM) : 2009 COR 2012 HUMIDITY - HUMIDITY CALCULATION AND TABLES - USER GUIDE
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
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