Humidity ranges?
Richard Parker
richard at electrophobia.com
Mon Aug 4 20:48:38 UTC 2003
For a datacenter with a single controlled area the ideal range for relative
humidity (RH) is in the neighborhood of 35% to 50%.
Here are some data points:
1) Static electricity is minimized when RH is at or above 35%.
2) RH below 25% can cause embrittlement of hygroscopic materials
such as paper.
3) RH above 65% can cause mold growth and metal corrosion.
4) Humans are most comfortable when the RH is between 20% and 60%.
5) RH above 50% in cold weather can cause condensation inside of
outer walls (or on equipment itself if the facility has an
external door or window that opens directly into the controlled
area).
Sean Donelan wrote an informative post on a related subject a few year back:
<http://www.cctec.com/maillists/nanog/historical/9810/msg00276.html>
-Richard
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