The Glass Pool · RLT

Heating coil

Ventilation/dehumidification — the silent 24/7 load, with heat recovery. Part of the glass family — like our glass BESS, biogas plant and CHP.

Heating coil
Outdoor air Fresh air Heat recovery Heating coil Hall Exhaust
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What is Heating coil?

The heating coil warms the supply air after heat recovery up to setpoint — it only covers the residual heat that recovery cannot deliver.

If it runs hard despite intact recovery, that signals excess ventilation or weak recovery. The AI keeps reheating to a minimum.

Schematic (native, live)

Dehumidification with heat recovery (the ventilation standard for indoor pools, 36,000 m3/h):

Exhaust humidHeat recovery 65%Supply air dry

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What the AI does

The AI keeps reheating minimal and covers only the residual heat after recovery — heavy operation signals excess ventilation.

Related causal chains (K01)

What the AI reads
Scenario

Monitored: continuously · flow, return and valve position

The scenario: Bent fins and trapped air cut the output of a few passes. The control valve opens further and holds the supply temperature — the fault is paid for, not noticed.

Method proven on a live European reference aquatic center; presented anonymously.

Value calculator

Estimate from metered / design values. Zero-grid-import windows are real (metered).

Standards & norms

What the rules require — Heating coil

Grounded in the applicable national standards for pool water treatment, plant energy performance and building energy performance. Same knowledge base as the European reference site; presented anonymously.

What do the applicable standards require regarding Dehumidification?

When hall humidity is too high (rH > 65 %) the traditional fix is raising the outdoor-air rate — which doubles the heat loss in winter. The modern approach is a dehumidifying heat pump (sorption wheel or reversible compressor) that removes water directly from the hall air without raising outdoor air. Investment 30-80 k€ depending on size, payback 4-7 years. On a hall running 16,000 m³/h in cold winters a sorption wheel can save 30-50 % of the ventilation heating energy.

Basis: the applicable national standard

What do the applicable standards require regarding Pool-hall ventilation?

The applicable standard defines the target hall climate: air temperature 30 °C ± 2 K, relative humidity 55 % ± 5 %. Outdoor-air rate at least 30 m³/h per person at full occupancy, at least 4 L/(s·m² of water surface) in base mode. For a hall with 355 m² water surface: 4 × 355 × 3.6 = 5,112 m³/h minimum; in practice The applicable standard recommends ~16,000 m³/h for comfort and pollutant removal (trihalomethanes). Heat recovery via plate exchanger at 65-75 % efficiency is standard.

Basis: the applicable national standard

What do the applicable standards require regarding Energy management of public pools?

the pool operating guideline fixes the order for refurbishments: 1) reduce losses (envelope, pool cover, insulate the surge tank, ventilation heat recovery), 2) recover heat (heat recovery, waste-water heat, filter backwash as a heat-pump source), 3) generate efficiently (heat pump > CHP > gas). This hierarchy is decisive for public grant applications: funders check whether losses were reduced before the generation investment. Concretely: insulate the surge tank, add an outdoor-pool night cover and service the ventilation heat recovery before or together with the heat-pump installation.

Basis: the applicable national standard.10

What do the applicable standards require regarding Ventilation hygiene (hospitals/pools)?

The applicable standard governs ventilation with hygiene requirements. For pool halls: filter class F7 minimum, 6-month service interval. Plate heat-recovery exchangers must be able to drain condensate. Hygiene inspection every 2 years (logged in the maintenance record). Pool-specific: because of chloramines, corrosion-resistant materials (V4A stainless, plastic) are required in the exhaust stream; aluminium exchangers are not permitted in the pool-hall exhaust air.

Basis: the applicable national standard

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