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Hygrothermal numerical simulation tools applied to building physics /

This book presents a critical review on the development and application of hygrothermal analysis methods to simulate the coupled transport processes of Heat, Air, and Moisture (HAM) transfer for one or multidimensional cases. During the past few decades there has been relevant development in this fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delgado, João M. P. Q.
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Barreira, Eva, Ramos, Nuno M. M., De Freitas, Vasco Peixoto
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2013]
Series:SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. Computational mechanics.
Subjects:
Engineering mathematics.
Hygrothermoelasticity.
Building materials > Congresses.
Composite materials > Congresses.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Hygrothermal Numerical Simulation Tools Applied to Building Physics; Preface; Contents; Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 ... Motivation; 1.2 ... Heat and Mass Transfer; 1.3 ... Boundary Conditions; 1.3.1 Heat Transfer Boundary Conditions; 1.3.2 Water Vapour Transfer Boundary Conditions; 1.3.3 Capillary Transfer Boundary Conditions; References; 2 Inputs for Hygrothermal Simulation Tools; 2.1 ... Geometry of the Enclosure; 2.2 ... Boundary Conditions; 2.2.1 Exterior Environment; 2.2.2 Interior Environment; 2.2.3 Indoor and Outdoor Surface Transfer; 2.3 ... Material Properties; 2.3.1 Bulk Density (rho).
  • 2.3.2 Porosity (& hx03B5); 2.3.3 Specific Heat Capacity (cp); 2.3.4 Thermal Conductivity (lambda); 2.3.5 Water Vapour Permeability (delta p); 2.3.6 Water Absorption Coefficient (A); 2.3.7 Moisture Storage Functions; 2.3.8 Reference Values; References; 3 Hygrothermal Simulation Tools; 3.1 ... 1D-HAM; 3.2 ... BSim; 3.3 ... Delphin 5; 3.4 ... EMPTIED; 3.5 ... GLASTA; 3.6 ... HygIRC; 3.7 ... HAMLab; 3.8 ... HAM-Tools; 3.9 ... IDA-ICE 4.5; 3.10 ... MATCH; 3.11 ... MOIST 3.0; 3.12 ... MOISTURE-EXPERT; 3.13 ... UMIDUS; 3.14 ... WUFI; 3.15 ... Summary; References; 4 Application Examples; 4.1 ... Interior Superficial Temperature on Façades; 4.2 ... Water Content on Façades due to Wind-Driven Rain4.3 ... Exterior Superficial Temperature on Façades; References; 5 Conclusions and Perspectives.