Water vapor light absorption

FIGURE 14-49 Absorption of light from an overhead sun by water associated with a 1-km stratus cloud with its top at an altitude of 2 km. The solid line is the absorption due to liquid water, the dashed line water vapor inside the cloud, and the dotted line water vapor in a column in the atmosphere (adapted from Davies et al., 1984). 

Figure 14.49 shows the absorption of light from an overhead sun by liquid cloud droplets, water vapor inside the cloud, and water vapor in a column in the atmosphere for a 1-km stratus cloud whose top is 2 km above the ground (Davies et al., 1984 see also Goldstein and Penner, 1964). There are small amounts of absorption in the tail end of the red region of the visible attributed to water vapor in and outside the cloud. The absorption increases into the near-IR (the region from 780 to 2500 nm or 12,800-4000 cm-1) and mid-IR (2.5-50 fim or 4000-200 cm-1) where liquid water in the cloud absorbs (e.g., see Evans and Puckrin, 1996). 

Special properties of polyvinyl acetate are the very high hydrogen bonding and adherence to moist surfaces, and the self-plastization by absorption of less than 10% by weight of water. The absorption of water is sufficient to make the polyvinyl acetate flexible with natural body movement, pliable on moist tissue, permeable to water vapor and air, but not permeable to bacteria. Therefore, copolymers comprising polyvinyl acetate were synthesized for nonaqueous barrier dressings. Monomers were included to lightly crosslink the polyvinyl acetate. 

This is how to cope with any interference caused by the presence of atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide. Air samples are irradiated by light at two different wavelengths, one, which corresponds to a strong absorption band of water vapor and the other of carbon dioxide. From these measurements it is possible to compensate each measurement for interference from these two gases. It is of major importance that the water vapor interference compensation is accurate, which is ensured by a thorough calibration procedure. 

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For initial screening, we have operated our micro-catalytic reactor in a pulsed mode. As is shown below (Results Discussion, Figure 2), the catalyst appears to rather quickly achieve steady-state response, after the first few samples of wood (e.g., <100 mg wood per gram of catalyst). This is confirmed by the approximate mass closures (>80 % typically) from summation of all gaseous species evolving from each wood-vapor pulse, plus measured char yields for each pulse, and overall coke yields of 5-10 weight percent (See Table II under Results Discussion). There is some evidence of absorption of water and light aromatics when vapor first contacts the catalyst, so that the reported yields of liquid products are probably conservative. We plan to insert wood dowels in a continuous manner to verify the behavior under steady state of wood addition. 

The cup assembly should be weighed at regular intervals until a constant value is achieved to determine the rate of absorption of water vapor by the CaCb. (For this reason, the cup should be made out of light—and impermeable—materials.) The weight scale should have a sensitivity well below 1% of the total weight of the cup plus the powder. 

There are two methods that are predominantly used to analyze CO these are based on infrared (IR) absorption and electrochemistry. The IR technique is based on the fact that CO will absorb light at 4.67 pm (2165 cm ). The CO concentration is then determined from the extent of absorption of the sample. There are two types of analyzer design, known as nondispersive and gas filter correlation analyzers. Interferences from CO2 and water vapor can be overcome by instrumental design and are generally not significant. Reported detection limits are <0.5mgm for this technique. The electrochemical cell technique is based on the electrochemical detection of CO as it is oxidized to CO2. Interferences from other oxidizable gases can be minimized by the use of special inlet filters and the detection limits obtained are comparable to the IR technique described earlier. 

In haze and fog conditions, particulates increase in size because of water vapor adsorption and absorption. At visible wavelengths, the scattering becomes much less wavelength dependent and more neutral. As a result, both the sky (scattered light) and the sun (unscattered light) appear more and more whitish in color than in clear weather. 

Although general-purpose films are available, they can be varied in composition to meet specific requirements. Such special formations may be superior to standard films in flame resistance, heat sealing characteristics, water absorption, cold resistance, water vapor transmission, light or solvent resistance, etc. 

Water vapor absorbs infrared radiation even more strongly than does carbon dioxide, thus greatly influencing Earth s heat balance. Clouds formed from water vapor reflect light from the sun and have a temperature-lowering effect. On the other hand, water vapor in the atmosphere acts as a kind of blanket at night, retaining heat from Earth s surface by the absorption of infrared radiation. 

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