Description
Reconcile supplied sensible/latent energy inventory without designing room conditions.
An indoor-growing record or design budget combines quantities such as tray area, operating time, water volume, electrical energy, and light output. Ratios depend on a stated production boundary and period. Supplied conversion factors and idealized geometry need to remain separate from measured equipment and crop performance.
Reconcile supplied sensible/latent energy inventory without designing room conditions.
When to use this tool
Use Vertical Farm Sensible Latent Heat Split when you need one stated production, lighting, water, or geometry term from a consistently defined growing-system budget.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter totalWatts, sensibleWatts, evaporationKgPerSecond, latentJPerKg. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read latentWatts, residualWatts. Use the output convention below.
Calculate latentWatts=evaporationKgPerSecond*latentJPerKg and residualWatts=totalWatts-sensibleWatts-latentWatts. Require nonnegative powers and evaporation rate and positive latentJPerKg.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| totalWatts | Total Watts | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| sensibleWatts | Sensible Watts | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| evaporationKgPerSecond | Evaporation mass flow in kg/s. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| latentJPerKg | Supplied latent energy in J/kg. | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| latentWatts | Latent Watts | Required. Finite number. |
| residualWatts | Residual Watts | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"totalWatts": 1000,
"sensibleWatts": 400,
"evaporationKgPerSecond": 0.0002,
"latentJPerKg": 2400000
},
"output": {
"latentWatts": 480,
"residualWatts": 120
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Evaporation must be in kg/s and latent energy in J/kg to obtain watts. Latent heat is supplied, and a negative residual exposes an overallocated balance rather than a fitted thermal model.
- The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Compare the supplied budget with measured system records and keep the same production boundary. Equipment selection, installation, and crop requirements need an appropriate engineering or agronomic assessment.
References
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