Spinning class cooling load

[emalsyd]

A local YMCA wants to add cooling to 14' x 28' room they use for spin class. There are 15 bikes in the room. What would be the heat load from each person cycling. I'm using Trane Load 700 to calculate how much cooling they will need but I'm not sure what the load of the spinners would be?

 

[MintJulep]

I'd guess around 1500 BTU/hr, 1/3 sensible, 2/3 latent.

ASHRAE handbook should have a table of suggested values, including a line for exercise.

 

[IRstuff]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/257301-calories-burned-spinning-vs-running/

594 kcal/hr = 691 W = 2357 BTU/hr

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[emalsyd]

Thank you very much.

 

[MintJulep]

If we go with IRstuff's 691W figure I would imagine that must include both external work done and "waste" heat from the body.

If you already have a heat gain number from the bike manufacturer make sure that you're not double counting.

 

[IRstuff]

No argument there. The article's values are strictly for work performed by the body.

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[marcoh]

depends on how fit the people using the spinners are! lol

 

[MechEngNCPE]

710 btu/h/person Sensible
1090 btu/h/person Latent is what HAP says for athletics.