Nortec NHPC, NHTC manual Tobacco

Table 7. Design Indoor Conditions For Various Places, Products and Processes (cont)

Product and/or Process

Temperature		Relative
		Humidity
		%RH
°F	°C

Textiles
Opening and Picking	75 – 80	24 – 27	55 – 70
Cotton
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 55
Carding	75 – 80	24 – 27	50 – 55
Cotton
Wool	75 – 80	24 – 27	60 – 70
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 60
Silver and Ribbon Lapping	75 – 80	24 – 27	55 – 60
Cotton
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	55 – 65
Combing	75 – 80	24 – 27	55 – 65
Cotton
Wool	75 – 80	24 – 27	65 – 75
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	55 – 65
Drawing	75 – 80	24 – 27
Cotton and Wool			50 – 60
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 60
Roving	75 – 80	24 – 27
Cotton			50 – 60
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 60
Spinning	75 – 80	24 – 27
Cotton			35 – 60
Wool	75 – 80	24 – 27	50 – 55
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 65
Winding and Spooling	75 – 80	24 – 27
Cotton			55 – 65
Wool	75 – 80	24 – 27	55 – 60
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	60 – 65
Twisting	75 – 80	24 – 27
Cotton			50 – 65
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 65
Warping	75 – 80	24 – 27
Cotton			55 – 70
Wool	75 – 80	24 – 27	50 – 65
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	50 – 65
Knitting	76	24
Cotton			60 – 65
Man-Made	76	24	50 – 60
Weaving
Cotton	75 – 80	24 – 27	70 – 85
Wool	75 – 80	24 – 27	50 – 60
Man-Made	70 – 75	21 – 24	60 – 70
Tobacco
Cigar and Cigarette Making	70 – 75	21 – 24	55 – 65
Softening	90	32	85 – 88
Stemming and Stripping	75 – 85	24 – 29	70 – 75
Filler Tobacco Casing and Conditioning	75	24	75
Filler Tobacco Storage and Preparation	78	26	70
Wrapper Tobacco Storage and Conditioning	75	24	75

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