Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Science > Earth Sciences > Water Cycle > Evaporation and Condensation > How fast does water evaporate in a fountain?

How fast does water evaporate in a fountain?

In: Evaporation and Condensation [Edit categories]

Answer:

Answer 1: That depends on the temperature of the water, the temperature and humidity of the air, and how finely the water is dispersed as it flows from the fountain.
Answer 2:
In a very humid environment, the water does not evaporate very fast at all.
It certainly is dependent upon a lot of factors though, some of which are :

Temperature of water
Temperature of air
Size and water-flow of/in the fountain
Composition of water (Water in a fountain is seldom pure).
Pressure of air.
Humidity in the air.
Radiated heat (or other forms of energy) from sun or other sources.

Without knowing all the factors, there is no way to give an answer 100% valid for this question.
A tiny indoor fountain with a total of 6 litres of water may evaporate 1 litre a day. If it is very dry indoor, then maybe up to 3 litres a day.

Contributor:

Morten

First answer by Pzavon. Last edit by Morten Brendefur. Contributor trust: 81 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 0 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Evaporation and Condensation questions?

	How are melting and evaporation similar?	Answer it!
	What is the humidity level if rate of evaporation is constant?	Answer it!
	Does gas form during evaporation?	Answer it!
	Can wind increase the rate of evaporation?	Answer it!
	What temperature affects evaporation?	Answer it!

Relevant answers:

How fast does water evaporate?
Water evaporation depends on a large number of factors, namely:- Relative Humidity of the air - Temperature of the air and the water - Surface area of the water - Velocity of the wind/air over the...
Which water evaporate fast salt water or pure water?
pure waterDiscussionDissolving something in water which does not evaporate easily will make the mixed solution less likely to evaporate than pure water. The more stuff you add to it, the less likely...
How fast does water evaporates?
Like a few days But if you put it in realy hot water it evaporates in a few hours
Does temperature affect how fast water evaporates?
Yes.
How does heating water affect how fast it evaporates?
Evaporation occurs here when the water molecules gain enough energy to leave the liquid and become vapour. Heating the water will increase the amount of energy in the system meaning more molecules...