Transient model for coupled heat, air and moisture transfer through multilayered porous media

Autor: Fitsum Tariku, Kumar Kumaran, Paul Fazio
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 53:3035-3044
ISSN: 0017-9310
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.024
Popis: Most building materials are porous, composed of solid matrix and pores. The time varying indoor and outdoor climatic conditions result heat, air and moisture (HAM) transfer across building enclosures. In this paper, a transient model that solves the coupled heat, air and moisture transfer through multilayered porous media is developed and benchmarked using internationally published analytical, numerical and experimental test cases. The good agreements obtained with the respective test cases suggest that the model can be used to assess the hygrothermal performance of building envelope components as well as to simulate the dynamic moisture absorption and release of moisture buffering materials.
Databáze: OpenAIRE