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Excelet

Pan Water Cycle


water on the lid
water in the air
water in pan
Closed system

Open system

Let's examine the closed system of water in a pan to see how it is distributed.

This model is adapted from the STELLA model of Higdon and Verona of MVHS.
see - http://mvhs.shodor.org/mvhsproj/water/water.html click here
Click on the tabs to navigate!!!

Pan Water Cycle - Closed System


Initial water in the pan =

amount

120

Pan

Cover

100

Air

mL

Water Temperature =

100

Total

100

fraction of water condensing =

0.6

80

fraction of water precipitating =

0.4

60

amount of evaporation per oC =

40
20

How do you know this


is a closed system?

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6
time

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Water on

Water in

Time

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Cover

Air

Total

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time step =

See systems
model equations

1
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rescales x-axis

Sinex 2007

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back to graph

The systems model equations:


HAVE

HAD

CHANGE

water in the pan (B22) = B21 + (fraction_of_water_precipitating*C21-Water_Temperature*amount_of_evaporation_per_degree)*time_step


water on cover (C22) = C21 + (fraction_of_water_condensing*D21-fraction_of_water_precipitating*C21)*time_step
water in air (D22) = D21 + (Water_Temperature*amount_of_evaporation_per_degree-fraction_of_water_condensing*D21)*time_step
cell:

n+1

Vensim
fraction of water condensing =

Model in Vensim

Pan Water Cycle Model in Vensim - click here

fraction of water precipitating =

Pan Water Cycle - A Problem Develops!


Initial water in the pan =

Pan

120

Cover

100

Air

mL

Water Temperature =

Total

fraction of water condensing =

0.6

80

fraction of water precipitating =

0.4

60

amount of evaporation per oC =

100

amount

100

0.05

40
20

imperfection in a closed system =


Perfect Closed System

0
0

10

12

time

Water in

Water on

Water in

time step =

Time

Pan

Cover

Air

Total

100.00

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See systems
model equations

Sinex 2007

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back to graph

The system model equations:


HAVE

HAD

CHANGE

water in the pan (B22) = B21 + (fraction_of_water_precipitating*C21-Water_Temperature*amount_of_evaporation_per_degree)*time_step


water on cover (C22) = C21 + (fraction_of_water_condensing*D21-fraction_of_water_precipitating*C21)*time_step

water in air (D22) = D21 + (Water_Temperature*amount_of_evaporation_per_degree-fraction_of_water_condensing*D21-imperfection_in_a_closed_sy


cell:

n+1

leak of water vapor from sys

)*time_step

mperfection_in_a_closed_system*D21)*time_step
leak of water vapor from system !!!!

Pan Water Cycle


Initial water in the pan =

mL

Water Temperature =

put the graph here


fraction of water condensing =
fraction of water precipitating =
amount of evaporation per oC =

Time

Water in

Water on

Water in

Pan

Cover

Air

time step =
Total

Sinex 2007

back to graph

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