The dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor, assuming constant air pressure and water content.When cooled below the dew point, moisture capacity is reduced and airborne water vapor will condense to form liquid water known as dew.When this occurs via contact with a colder surface, dew will form on that surface.

The hydrocarbon dew point is the temperature (at a given pressure) at which the hydrocarbon components of any hydrocarbon-rich gas mixture, such as natural gas, will start to condense out of the gaseous phase. It is often also referred to as the HDP or the HCDP.The maximum temperature at which such condensation takes place is called the cricondentherm. ...