Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Light Levels & Lumens

LIGHT
LEVELS & LUMENS
Lumens
represents the amount of light emitted by a light source, such as a light
bulb. Following are typical lumens levels for various light (CFL) bulbs.
Realize that recommended light levels will vary based on the person and
the task. When purchasing light bulbs, however, don't assume that more watts
means more light, more lumens means more light.



Lumens

Efficiacy
(lumens/watt)

122
15
watt incandescent

8

125
3
watt CFL

41

185
15
watt krypton

12

210
25
watt incandescent

8

ambient
lighting

400
9
watt CFL

44

460
40
watt incandescent

12

500
10
watt CFL

50

general
room lighting

890
60
watt incandescent

15

900
15
CFL

60

1,180
75
watt incandescent

16

1,200
20
watt CFL

60

1,380
23
watt CFL 

60


suitable for reading

1,750
100
watt incandescent

17

1,750
29
watt CFL

60

2,780
39
watt CFL

71

2,780
150
watt incandescent

19

Light
on a surface (such as a tabletop) is referred to as illuminance, which is
typically represented by footcandles (lumens per square foot, equal to 10.76
lux) or lux (lumens per square meter, equal to 0.092903 footcandles).

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