Interior Kennel Temperature

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by Kaffirdog on 03 February 2009 - 19:02

I am trying to get some information on how much the presence of an animal in a kennel or room increases the temperature. I have tried researching this, but haven't come up with anything, but I'm sure there must be some statistics on this, I just haven't found the right thing to type in.

Help anyone?

Margaret N-J

by divmstr1988 on 03 February 2009 - 19:02

The state of a simple compressible body with fixed mass is described by two thermodynamic parameters such as temperature T and pressure p. Therefore one may distinguish between heat capacity at constant volume, $C V$ , and heat capacity at constant pressure, $C p$ :

where

δ Q

is the infinitesimal amount of heat added,

d T

is the subsequent rise in temperature.

The increment of internal energy is the heat added and the work added:

So the heat capacity at constant volume is

The enthalpy is defined by $H = U + P V$ . The increment of enthalpy is

which, after replacing dU with the equation above and cancelling the PdV terms reduces to:

So the heat capacity at constant pressure is

by Ryanhaus on 03 February 2009 - 19:02

by Bob McKown on 03 February 2009 - 19:02

Sure!?????????????? Thats easy for you to say.

by divmstr1988 on 03 February 2009 - 20:02

metabolic rate for humans is 450 watt, or the equivalent to (6) 75 watt light bulbs
keep temperature at 20-24 cel, 68-75 deg. F. with plenty of circulation and temp. will stay constant

by Kandi on 03 February 2009 - 20:02

Mirasmom...that look cracks me up...that is exactly how I felt when I read all that!

by eichenluft on 03 February 2009 - 20:02

I have a boarding kennel, and though I can heat it (forced air oil furnace) I normally leave the heat off - even with only a few dogs in the kennel, with all doors and guillotines closed for the night, it's fairly warm, at least no water buckets frozen (at all) and even on the very coldest nights, I only heat if there are elderly or very short-coated dogs staying here.

molly

by Bob McKown on 03 February 2009 - 20:02

I,ve always thought if I built a kennel i,d like radient hot water heat in the floor.

by Bob McKown on 03 February 2009 - 20:02

I,ve always thought if I built a kennel i,d like radient hot water heat in the floor.

by eichenluft on 03 February 2009 - 20:02

I looked into that - but changed my mind when I visited a kennel with radiant heat in the floors - one pipe had clogged or broken/cracked and they had to rip up the floor of the entire kennel to fix/replace it. That changed my mind - my kennels are plenty warm - I use drydec flooring in the inside kennels to keep dogs off the concrete, and blankets that are easily washed. Horse-mats in the larger kennels and outside kennels. Works just fine.

molly

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