I have a program that will calculate the dew point if you know the composition 
of the fuel gas and the excess air. The program also takes into account the air 
humidity, so please supply the ambient dry bulb and the wet bulb temperatures 
of that is available.
Best Regards, 

Jim Leach, P.E.

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From: Kevin [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 10:14 AM
To: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'
Subject: Re: [Gasification] engine exhaust relative humidity

Dear Bruce Interesting practical problem!! The simplest way would be to 
determine the actual dew point of the engine exhaust. If you knew this, and the 
actual exhaust temperature, you could then assume the exhaust was the same as 
air, and use high temperature air tables to reasonably estimate the additional 
moisture it could hold. One concept would be to find a glass tube, and flow a 
portion of the exhaust through it. Shove a thermocouple into the other end of 
the glass tube, to the point where condensation is first seen on the inside of 
the tube, and the temperature reading should be close to the exhaust gas 
dewpoint. Best wishes, Kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Jackson" 
To: "Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification" Sent: Sunday, December 
12, 2010 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [Gasification] engine exhaust relative humidity > 
Hi, > Where should I start looking to calculate the relative humidity of engine 
> exhuast, and how much more water it could pick up? > Not sure if the same 
tables would work for engine exhaust as the ones for > air.... > BPJ > > > > 
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