Measured temperature and moisture conditions in the roof attic of a one-and-a-half story house

Anker Nielsen; Martin Morelli

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.10.028

Measured temperature and moisture conditions in the roof attic of a one-and-a-half story house

Anker Nielsen, Martin Morelli

The Faculty of Engineering and Science

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Abstract

Temperature and moisture measurements were made in a ventilated attic on a house with 200 mm mineral wool insulation. The measurements showed that 1) solar radiation had a great effect on the temperature in the attic; 2) moisture content reached a level below the risk of mold formation – no mold was seen. The measurements were compared with simulations for insulation thickness from 50 to 500 mm. The calculations indicated that the temperature was nearly the same when the attic was insulated with 200 to 500 mm; hence increased insulation was not a problem. The important assumption was that the roof was constructed with a moisture barrier.

Original language	English
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	132
Pages (from-to)	789-794
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1876-6102
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.10.028
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	11th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics - The Electro Building at Gløshaugen campus, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Duration: 11 Jun 2017 → 14 Jun 2017 Conference number: 11 http://www.ntnu.edu/web/nsb2017/home http://www.ntnu.edu/nsb2017

Conference

Conference	11th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics
Number	11
Location	The Electro Building at Gløshaugen campus, NTNU
Country/Territory	Norway
City	Trondheim
Period	11/06/2017 → 14/06/2017
Internet address	http://www.ntnu.edu/web/nsb2017/home http://www.ntnu.edu/nsb2017

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Keywords

Moisture design
Roof attic
Thermal insulation
Measurements
Simulations

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Fugtproblemer i højisolerede konstruktioner: Litteraturstudier, målinger og beregninger
Morelli, M., Nielsen, A. & Vanhoutteghem, L., Dec 2017, 1 ed. København: SBi Forlag. 63 p. (SBi Forskning; No. 2017:20).
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Measured temperature and moisture conditions in the roof attic of a one-and-a-half story house

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