Question

Is dew point same as wet bulb?

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This intriguing question originated from Drying in section Drying of Food Processing Unit Operations

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) False

The best I can explain: The wet bulb temperature is defined as the temperature that a wet bulb which is covered by wet cotton wick will reach from evaporative cooling. Whereas the dew point temperature is the temperature that the atmosphere would have to be cooled for complete saturation of air with water.