Karen,
I kept falling asleep in Thermodynamics class, so I am not sure about this….
How could there be energy transfer to the pool water as a result of evaporation? I am having a hard time imagining it, or at least imagining that it would be more than a tiny amount.
Enlightenment welcome!
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James V. Dirkes II, P.E., BEMP , LEED AP
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From: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karen Walkerman
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2012 5:37 PM
To: EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [EnergyPlus_Support] Outdoor swimming pool
The other thing to consider is that the cooling due to evaporation will be split between the pool water and the space. Do you have the thermal mass of the pool water included in the space? This will help stabilize the air temperature. In this case you'd also need to include your pool heat source into your zone heat balance.
Karen
On Saturday, January 7, 2012, Jim Dirkes <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Dear Ery,
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> I think that Evaporation is pretty straightforward; if a pound of water evaporates, it must absorb a certain amount of energy from the air into which it evaporates.
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> There is no “efficiency” which affects evaporation
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