Editing Humidifier (section)

== Humidifiers ==
Industrial humidifiers are used when a specific humidity level must be maintained to prevent static electricity buildup, preserve material properties, and ensure a comfortable and healthy environment for workers or residents.

Static problems are prevalent in industries such as packaging, printing, paper, plastics, textiles, electronics, automotive manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. Friction can produce static buildup and sparks when humidity is below 45% [[relative humidity]] (RH). Between 45% and 55% RH, static builds up at reduced levels, while humidity above 55% RH ensures that static will never build up.<ref name=JS-Static>{{cite web|title=Anti-Static & Static Elimination Through Humidity Control|url=http://www.jshumidifiers.com/static-elimination-159-application/|publisher=JS Humidifiers|access-date=2014-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012112116/http://www.jshumidifiers.com/static-elimination-159-application/|archive-date=12 October 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers ([[ASHRAE]]) has traditionally recommended a range of  45–55% RH in data centers to prevent sparks that can damage IT equipment.<ref name=DataCenterJournal>{{cite web|last1=Clark|first1=Jeff|title=Humidity in the Data Center: Do We Still Need to Sweat It?|url=http://www.datacenterjournal.com/facilities/humidity-in-the-data-center-do-we-still-need-to-sweat-it/|publisher=The Data Center Journal|access-date=2014-09-20|date=27 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718214253/http://www.datacenterjournal.com/facilities/humidity-in-the-data-center-do-we-still-need-to-sweat-it/|archive-date=18 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Humidifiers are also used by manufacturers of semiconductors and in hospital [[operating room]]s.

Printers and paper manufacturers use humidifiers to prevent shrinkage and paper curl. Humidifiers are needed in [[refrigeration|cold storage rooms]] to preserve the freshness of food against the dryness caused by hot temperatures. [[Art museum]]s use humidifiers to protect sensitive works of art, especially in exhibition galleries, where they combat the dryness caused by heating for the comfort of visitors during winter.<ref name=GroveArt>{{cite book|last1=Ward|first1=Gerald W. R.|title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art|date=2008|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=132}}</ref>