ABOUT THIS PARAMETER

steam production rate density

The amount of steam produced per unit area per year.

Used to calculate:fossil fuels consumed and biomass fuels consumed

Varies by: ecosystem

Used ecosystem Reference Location: Ecosystem
(study period)		 Value Units Notes
* Agricultural field / vegetable garden Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Airfield Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Airport terminal Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Alley Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Apartment building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Beach Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Bike lane Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Bioswale Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Boulevard (arterial) Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Bridge Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Camp Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Cemetery Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Cistern / rain barrels Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Cliffs and rock outcrops Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Cogeneration plant EIA 2012 Form 923 Annual Electric Utilities Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Co-Generation Plant (2012) 51733 kg steam / m2 / yr We estimated the amount of steam generated in 2012 from the Brooklyn Co-generation plant based on the net electricity generation of 339,302 MWh/yr. According to an on-line essay about co-generation from the EIA (http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=8250) about 65% of the energy in a commercial co-generation plant is used for useful thermal output (i.e. steam). It's also helpful to know that the enthalpy of steam is 2769 kJ/kg (at 170 deg C) and that there are 3,600,000 kJ per MWh. Finally we estimated the area of the main building at the Brooklyn Co-Generation Plant as 15836 m2. Taken together, these figures allow us to estimate that steam production in 2012 was approximately (339302 MWh/yr / 0.35) * 0.65 * (3600000 kJ/MWh) / (2769 kJ/kg steam) / (15836 m2) = 51,733 kg steam / m2 / yr.
* Compost bin Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Computer data center Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Cottages / Mobile home Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Deep water estuary Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Derelict structures Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Diesel power plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Disturbed Land Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Eelgrass meadow Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Elevated train Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Estuary Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Factory Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Freshwater marsh Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Fuel storage tank Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Garage Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Gas station Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Geothermal pump Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Graywater recycling Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Greenhouse / vertical farm Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Green roof Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Hardwood swamp Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Heavy rail line Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Hemlock – northern hardwood forest Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* High salt marsh Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Highway Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Hospital Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Hotel Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Landfill Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Lawn Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Light rail line Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Low salt marsh Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Meadow Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: office / residential building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: restaurant / office building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: restaurant / residential building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: restaurant / retail building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: retail / office building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Mixed use: retail / residential building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Natural gas power plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Oak hickory forest Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Office building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Orchard Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Ornamental garden Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Parking lot Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Park savanna Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Paved ball field/court Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Pedestrian bridge Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Pedestrian street / plaza Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Permeable pavers Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Photovoltaic panels Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Pier Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Pond Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Public assembly hall Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
Puddles on hardtops NULL REFERENCE NULL REFERENCE LOCATON: NULL ECOSYSTEM (NULL STUDY PERIOD) None DUMMY UNIT
* Restaurant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Retail building Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* School or university Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Sewage treatment plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Shrub land Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Sidewalk Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Single family home Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Solar energy facility Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Solar heating panels Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Solid waste transfer plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Stadium Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Stream Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Streetcar line Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Street (collector) Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Street trees Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Subway Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Swimming pool Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Tidal energy facility Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Traffic slowed street Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Trail Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Tunnel Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Utility yard Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Warehouse Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Waste energy power plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Water treatment plant Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Water/wastewater storage tank Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr
* Wind farm Assumed New York City: Urban Area () 0 kg steam / m2 / yr

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