The relative humidity should remain about the same but the air temperature will rise from natural inefficiencies in both.
Am I right?
2007-06-09 10:05:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The RH will converge to some value for which the evaporation and condensation rates are equal. Yes there will be heating due to inefficiencies.
2007-06-09 10:18:02 · answer #1 · answered by kirchwey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can. The RH will vary depending on the relation between the amount of water generated (by the cooler) and consumed (by the dehumidifier). If both machines are designed so they process the same amount of water, then the RH will remain constant ant the temperatura would rise a bit by the inefficiencies
2007-06-09 10:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by Manuel F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are 100% correct. The dehumidifier condenses the water that the cooler evaporated. So all you are doing is cycling between the two states of water and trading backing and forth between water's latent heat of vaporization and latent heat of condensation. Meanwhile, the devices that are doing this are using electricity to run motors that are not 100% efficient. Hence the room gets warmer and your electricity bill goes up.
2007-06-09 10:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by Astronomer1980 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋