At 02:25 PM 6/22/2011, Mark Iverson wrote:
AS I ALREADY STATED, I AGREE THAT THE INSTRUMENT DOES NOT MEASURE
STEAM QUALITY!
YOU"RE TOTALLY MISSING THE POINT! IT DOES GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION
NEEDED TO CALCULATE IT THOUGH!
THE INSTRUMENT DOES PROVIDE MASS OF WATER AS VAPOR, AND SUBTRACTING
THAT FROM THE MASS OF WATER
GOING IN WILL GIVE YOU THE MASS OF LIQUID WATER THAT IS COMING OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Its ALGEBRA-I level math...
The capital letters inspire and express confidence, right?
The instrument does not provide mass of water as vapor,
unfortunately, that's not what it shows. It reads in g/m^3. To
convert this to mass we'd need to know the volume, eh?
(This is really just a relative humidity measurement, converted at
the relevant temperature and pressure.)
Further, we do not know the effect of the presence of liquid water on
the meter readings, so the g/m^3 might be affected by the presence of
liquid water.
Slow down, folks, pressing the caps lock before engaging the mind is
a way to look really .... well, I won't say it. You get the idea.
