Thermal Balance of On-Stream Storm-Water Management Pond
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 6
Abstract
A methodology and assessment of the thermal balance of an on-stream storm-water pond are documented for a test facility in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. An energy balance model was used to estimate average pond water temperature as a function of thermal energy stored in the pond. Major thermal energy fluxes considered within the pond system included radiant heating and cooling of the pond, evaporation, and thermal energy inflow from the upstream catchment and outflow from the pond. A thermal energy balance was achieved between thermal energy input and output measured over the field season. During dry-weather periods, pond temperature increased as a result of solar heating, and thermal energy input exceeded output. Conversely, during wet-weather periods, pond temperature decreased as a result of limited solar radiation and replacement of warm pond water by cool inflow water from the upstream catchment, and thermal energy output exceeded input. A series of discrete temperature surveys in the pond revealed that the location of the stationary temperature probe, used to measure pond temperature, resulted in an underestimation of the average pond temperature during dry- and wet-weather periods. However, this discrepancy was comparable to the difference between measured and modeled values, which further confirmed the model validity.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 126 • Issue 6 • June 2000
Pages: 509 - 517
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Received: Oct 6, 1998
Published online: Jun 1, 2000
Published in print: Jun 2000
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