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Calculating body heat off of children in a school

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Netter1

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Oct 19, 2003
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Can anyone tell me what values (BTUH Sensible and Latent) I should be putting down for children in a classroom setting?
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For a clasroom figure about about 45 to 50 BTU sq /ft
This is total heat, with a SH ratio of 70/80 %
 
There are tables which deal this issue specifically. Though the total heat load remains constant at 300btu/child, sensible and latent heats vary as per the room temperature.

Temp. SH LH
82F 180Btu/person 220Btu/person
80F 195Btu/person 205Btu/person
78F 215Btu/person 185Btu/person
75F 240Btu/person 160Btu/person
70F 275FBtu/person 125Btu/person

For children you should consider 75% of these values, for the above quoted numbers are for adult males.

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