Engineering Tools

Water Management & Floating Cover Calculators

Free tools for engineers and facility managers to accurately estimate cover requirements and surface area for ponds and tanks of any shape — with support for Imperial and metric units. Wastewater projects can pair calculator outputs with the specifier guide and anonymized application notes.

Surface Area & Coverage Estimator

Calculate total water surface area for one or more ponds or tanks

Units:

Evaporation Loss Calculator

Estimate daily water loss using the Aerodynamic (Mass-Transfer) Method and see how much an AWTT cover saves

Tip: use the Surface Area Estimator above to calculate this value first

Uses the Aerodynamic (Mass-Transfer) Method — E = 0.113 · u · (ew − ea) with Magnus equation vapor pressures. Weather from OpenWeatherMap. Results are engineering estimates for planning purposes only.

ROI & Cost Savings Calculator

Compare operating costs — No Cover vs. Solid Cover vs. AWTT Modular Floating Cover

1 Global Parameters

Pond Size & Dimensions

Shape
ft
ft
ft

Default: 5 ft if blank

$ /kWh

2 Heating Costs

Use your energy bill, or select a thermal model to calculate from weather & pond parameters.

kWh
R-val

Insulation slows heat loss — compared to bare water surface (R-0.5 baseline)

3 Chemical Treatment

$

Covers block UV light — reducing algaecide & chemical dosing by 60%

4 Pumping & Aeration

kWh

Biofouling increases pump load — covers eliminate algae and restore clean-water efficiency

Bill mode: Heating uses a dynamic surface/ground split (surface flux is 5.6× faster per unit area than ground conduction). ASHRAE mode: Five-component pond heat loss model — evaporative (latent), convective (sensible/Bowen ratio), radiative (longwave to sky), ground conduction, and solar gain — computed from real weather data. Both modes: cover R-value reduces surface losses; chemical reduction: 60% for any cover; pumping restores clean-water baseline. Solid cover maintenance: $0.025/ft²/yr. Results are engineering estimates for planning purposes only.

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