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Explaining window
condensation
 What
is Condensation, how does it form?
The simple definition of condensation comes from Webster's. Condensation
is the act or process of reducing gas, vapor, or air to a liquid or
solid form. Fog is condensation. That nice, cold, soda cans on a hot,
sweltering, summer, afternoon, is sweating because of condensation.
After taking, a hot shower you have to wipe off the mirror because of
condensation. Early in the morning, dew covers your grass, because of
condensation. Any surface that is cooler than the air, condensation will
form on it.
Condensation is not a bad thing. Actually, its a very good thing. Rain
and fog are forms of condensation. Water is one of the few elements that
can exist in liquid, solid, or gas form, because of this wonderful
property, your windows sweat. So, how do we stop condensation from
happening?
Lets look at a simple solution. When you take a hot shower and forget to
turn on the fan, condensation forms. However, if the fan is on there may
still be condensation, but not as much. Why?
When you shower, water is sprayed into the air at an increased
temperature. Some of this air becomes water vapor. Condensation then
occurs on any surface, which is cool enough to force the water vapor in
the air below the dew point. To put this in simple terms, the cool
surfaces, such as the mirror, the vanity, and the shower door, changes
the vapor back into water. The mirror is normally the most visible
place.
If you boil water, the water becomes steam, which is very hot. This same
process can be reversed. When steam or water vapor cools, it turns to
liquid. The steam from your shower cools as it is exposed to solid
objects cooler than air turn back into liquid. This is all condensation.
Condensation can be stopped in two ways
How does
condensation form on windows?
1.Cool Window Surfaces
2. High Relative
Humidity Levels
3. Lack of Air Movement
How do you stop condensation on your windows
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