Effect of airflow velocity on moisture exchange at surfaces of building materials

Lone Hedegaard Mortensen, Carsten Rode, Ruut Hannele Peuhkuri

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Abstract

The moisture transfer between air and construction are affected of the boundary layer conditions close to the surface, which is influenced by the airflow patterns in the room. Therefore an investigation of the relation be-tween the surface resistance and the airflow velocity above a material sample has been performed. The experiments are performed by use of the ordinary cup method for permeability tests. A total of 3 different types of experiments have been performed and for each type different airflow velocities have been tested and compared. As expected the results show that the surface resistances decrease for increasing airflow velocity above the boundary layer of the material surface. The measured resistances are somewhat smaller than the ones esti-mated by use of the Lewis relation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch in Building Physics and Building Engineering: 3rd International Conference in Building Physics (Montreal, Canada, 27-31 August 2006)
EditorsPaul Fazio, Hua Ge, Jiwu Rao, Guylaine Demarais
Number of pages992
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Publication date2006
Pages187-191
ISBN (Print)0-415-41675-2
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

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