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One of the most persistent and difficult problems in agricultural building design is the control of moisture. In livestock shelters large quantities of moisture in expired air must be removed continuously. In crop storage it may be necessary to remove excess moisture from the crop quickly to prevent spoilage, as with hay and grain; or it may be imperative, for the same reason, to hinder the escape of moisture, as in fruit and vegetable storage. We may find it necessary during the heating season to add moisture to the atmosphere in dwellings to improve comfort, or in other structures to reduce the amount of moisture in the air to prevent condensation on building surfaces.
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Barre, H.J., Sammet, L.L., Nelson, G.L. (1988). Psychrometrics. In: Environmental and Functional Engineering of Agricultural Buildings. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1443-1_3
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