Part Number
Part Number:
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Item Name:
PSYCHROMETER
Definition:
AN INSTRUMENT THAT SENSES, MEASURES, AND INDICATES THE AMOUNT OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE. IT CONSISTS OF TWO LIQUID-IN-GLASS THERMOMETERS, ONE OF WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A WICK. AIR MOVEMENT (ASPIRATION) IS EFFECTED BY SLINGING THE INSTRUMENT ABOUT, BY USE OF BLOWER, FAN OR THE LIKE; OR THE INSTRUMENT MAY BE USED WITH NO FORCED CIRCULATION OF AIR.
CAGE Information
| Code | Company |
|---|---|
| 81348 | FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS PROMULGATED B |
Federal Supply Class
Title
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND A
Inclusions:
INCLUDES METEOROLOGICAL BALLONS; RADIOSONDE SETS; RADARSONDE SETS.
Exclusions:
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| CXCY | PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY | PSYCHROMETER TYPE II, STYLE A, FORCED HAD SLING TEMP RANGE -37 TO 46 DEG CELSIUS |
| CXCY | PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY | PSYCHROMETER TYPE II, STYLE A, FORCED HAD SLING TEMP RANGE -37 TO 46 DEG CELSIUS |
| BHGX | ENGRAVED THERMOMETER STEM | INCLUDED |
| ABKW | OVERALL HEIGHT | 0.485 INCHES NOMINAL |
| BBST | MAGNIFYING LENS | NOT INCLUDED |
| MATL | MATERIAL | WOOD |
| BHHG | MOUNTING SHELTER | NOT INCLUDED |
| BHGT | CIRCULATION METHOD | HAND SLING |
| BHGW | THERMOMETER QUANTITY | 2 |
| ZZZT | NONDEFINITIVE SPEC/STD DATA | ML-224 TYPE |
| BHHF | SLING HANDLE | INCLUDED |
| BHHD | CISTERN MATERIAL | GLASS |
| BHGS | CIRCULATION TYPE | FORCED |
| BHHB | THERMOMETER MOUNTING MATERIAL | STEEL, CORROSION RESISTING |
| BDHW | CALIBRATION ACCURACY RATING | 0.2 FROM 0 DEG TO P46 DEG,0.3 FROM 0 DEG TO M18 DEG AND 0.4 FROM M18 DEG TO M37 DEG C |
| BHHH | MOUNTING PANEL TABLES | NOT PROVIDED |
| AWEC | GRADUATION INTERVAL | 1.0 DEG |
| BHGZ | THERMOMETER MOUNTING METHOD | BACKPLATE |
| ADQF | HANDLE TYPE | SWIVEL |
| BHGY | THERMOMETER FILLING TYPE | MERCURY |
| ABMK | OVERALL WIDTH | 0.937 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AFGA | OPERATING TEMP RANGE | -37.0/+46.0 DEG CELSIUS |
| ABHP | OVERALL LENGTH | 11.937 INCHES NOMINAL |