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Wet Bulb Temperature
Temperature measured by a thermometer with its bulb wrapped in wet cloth over which air is passed. Indicates the lowest temperature achievable by evaporative cooling and is critical for cooling tower performance evaluation.
Brick
Wet_Bulb_Temperature_Sensor
Category
temperatures
Typical Range
-
Object Type
-
Haystack
Tags
airMarkerwetBulbMarkertempMarkersensorMarkerpointMarker
Kind
Number
Point Function
sensor
Haystack Unit
°F
Source Units
°F / °C
States
-
Aliases
Common
Common Misspellings
wet-blub
Notes
- Cooling tower approach = cold water temperature - wet bulb temperature
- Used to evaluate cooling tower performance and sizing
- Lower wet bulb temperatures allow towers to produce colder condenser water
- Critical for free cooling / waterside economizer calculations