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Article: Heat pipe can control humidity, reduce biological contamination.
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
- Article date:
- November 27, 1995
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High humidity can have a detrimental effect on many aspects of indoor environments. Building materials, books, and records deteriorate more rapidly in humidity levels above 60% due to biodegradation.
High humidity increases electrical costs by reducing the temperature required for occupant comfort. Fungal growth in humidities greater than 70% can have many detrimental health effects, depending on the particular species encountered.
In fact, high humidity is often an underlying cause of many air quality disorders that result in IAQ problems. Moist environments (greater than 70% rh) allow the proliferation of microbiological contamination that may cause ...