Table 1.
Evaporation rates (G) of 2-BE related to various wind speeds and source surface area sizes.
| Wind speed | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||||||||
| Wind speed (mph) | 0.14 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |||
| Wind speed (cm s−1) | 6.25 | 22.40 | 44.70 | 134.10 | 223.50 | 447.00 | 894.10 | |||
| Wind speed (m min−1) | 3.75 | 13.44 | 26.82 | 80.46 | 134.10 | 268.20 | 536.46 | |||
| 2-BE evaporation rate (mg min−1) | ||||||||||
| Surface area | incha | cma | cm2 | |||||||
| Small | 2 | 5.08 | 25.81 | 3.17 | 5.99 | 8.47 | 14.70 | 18.90 | 26.80 | 37.90 |
| 4 | 10.16 | 103.23 | 8.96 | 17.00 | 24.00 | 41.50 | 53.60 | 75.70 | 107.00 | |
| 6 | 15.24 | 232.26 | 16.50 | 31.10 | 44.00 | 76.20 | 98.40 | 139.00 | 197.00 | |
| Medium | 8 | 20.32 | 412.90 | 25.30 | 48.00 | 67.70 | 117.00 | 151.00 | 214.00 | 303.00 |
| 10 | 25.44 | 647.19 | 35.50 | 67.20 | 94.90 | 164.00 | 212.00 | 300.00 | 424.00 | |
| 12 | 30.48 | 929.03 | 46.50 | 88.10 | 124.00 | 216.00 | 278.00 | 394.00 | 557.00 | |
| Large | 18 | 45.72 | 2090.32 | 85.50 | 162.00 | 229.00 | 396.00 | 511.00 | 723.00 | 1020.00 |
| 24 | 60.96 | 3716.12 | 132.00 | 249.00 | 352.00 | 610.00 | 787.00 | 1110.00 | 1570.00 | |
| Very large | 36 | 91.44 | 8361.27 | 242.00 | 458.00 | 647.00 | 1120.00 | 1450.00 | 2050.00 | 2890.00 |
| 48 | 121.92 | 14 864.49 | 372.00 | 705.00 | 996.00 | 1720.00 | 2230.00 | 3150.00 | 4450.00 | |
| 72 | 182.88 | 33 445.09 | 684.00 | 1290.00 | 1830.00 | 3170.00 | 4090.00 | 5780.00 | 8180.00 | |
| Vessel pool scenarios | 360 | 914.40 | 836 127.36 | 7650.00 | 14 500.00 | 20 500.00 | 35 400.00 | 45 700.00 | 64 700.00 | 91 500.00 |
| 600 | 1524.00 | 2 322 576.00 | 16 500.00 | 31 100.00 | 44 000.00 | 76 200.00 | 98 400.00 | 139 000.00 | 197 000.00 | |
| 840 | 2133.60 | 4 552 248.96 | 27 300.00 | 51 600.00 | 72 900.00 | 126 000.00 | 163 000.00 | 230 000.00 | 326 000.00 | |
a Length of the pool along the airflow.