Hygrothermal simulation
Vapour barrier and moisture response of wood-frame stucco wall - results from hygrothermal simulation
... AND HYGROTHERMAL SIMULATION The hygrothermal simulation tool used in this study is a computer aided numerical model, hygIRC-2D, that can predict the moisture response of building envelopes ( ...
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hygIRC: review of the implementation of a hygrothermal simulation model
... The hygrothermal simulation model hygIRC has been in use within NRC for more than two decades. The first version seems to have been implemented in the 1990’s based on the work of Ojanen et al. (1989) of ...
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Role of vapor barrier in wood-frame stucco wall in various North American climates - observations from hygrothermal simulation
... Moreover, simulation results indicated that the removal of vapor barrier from the wall system could result in a heightened moisture response and a considerable accumulation of moisture in the interior gypsum ...
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Influence of material properties on the moisture response of an ideal stucco wall : results from hygrothermal simulation
... Hens, H., 1996, Heat, Air and Moisture Transport, Final Report, Vol. 1, Task 1: Modelling, International Energy Agency Annex 24, Laboratorium Bouwfysica, K. U.-Leuven, Belgium. Karagiozis, A. 1997. Analysis of the ...
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Moisture management strategy in wood-frame stucco wall - observations from hygrothermal simulation
... This paper further investigates the effects of various moisture management strategies, involving variation in construction details, on the overall drying and wetting characteristics of an ideal wood- frame stucco wall ...
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Sensitivity of hygrothermal analysis to uncertainty in rain data
... using hygrothermal simulation ...many hygrothermal simulation tools, some commercially or publicly available, and others laboratory or research tools ...for hygrothermal analysis, such ...
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Application of hygrothermal analyses to optimize exterior wall design
... the hygrothermal simulation results so that the performance of various wall components, construction techniques and wall systems can be done in an objective manner that can help to optimise various design ...
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Adapting rain data for hygrothermal models
... Rainfall and wind data are the climate parameters that appear to have the greatest amount of measurement uncertainty. The uncertainty is partly due to the nature of the phenomenon and partly due to measurement ...
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Assessment of building retrofit options using hygrothermal analysis tool
... two-dimensional hygrothermal simulation tool, hygIRC-2D, to assess moisture and energy performance of retrofitted masonry walls used in high-rise construction for both residential and commercial types of ...
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Benchmarking hygrothermal tools with full-scale laboratory drying experiments
... Keywords: Hygrothermal, Drying, Laboratory, Moisture, Performance, Experiments, ...The hygrothermal performance of building envelope system is dictated by the response of the system to combined heat, air ...
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Laboratory measurements and benchmarking of an advanced hygrothermal model
... the hygrothermal behaviour of, for example, wall systems in response to different climatic loads is not usually part of the assessment ...of hygrothermal simulation models. Simulation models ...
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Verification and validation: establishing confidence in hygrothermal tools
... building simulation tool, hygrothermal simulation tools used for assessing hygrothermal performance of wall assemblies should be verified and validated before users can be confident in the ...
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Hygrothermal modelling benchmark: comparison of hygIRC simulation results with full scale experiment results: report to Research Consortium for Wood and Wood-Hybrid Mid-Rise Buildings
... the hygrothermal simulation tools hygIRC 1D and hygIRC 2D, to be used as part of the parametric simulation task, to the results of the laboratory experiment conducted as part of Task 5 and documented ...
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Use of simulation tool to assess hygrothermal response of wood frame building envelopes in Taiwan
... two-dimensional hygrothermal simulation ...index. Simulation results indicate the relative performances and suitability of different types wood frame building envelope constructions in Taichung ...
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Hygrothermal performance of RH-dependent vapour retarder in Canadian coastal climate
... The hygrothermal performance of wood-frame wall with stucco cladding exposed to the coastal climate of Vancouver, BC, is ...two simulation variables: interior moisture load (simulated water intrusion in the ...
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Determination of indoor humidity profile using a whole-building hygrothermal model
... whole-building hygrothermal model called HAMFitPlus, which takes into account the dynamic interactions between building envelope components, mechanical systems and indoor heat and moisture generation mechanisms, ...
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Characterization of indoor hygrothermal conditions in houses in different northern climates
... Three field surveys of indoor air temperature and relative humidity were conducted as part of a current four-year study, which aims to develop building envelope assemblies that are energy-efficient and durable under ...
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Characterization of indoor hygrothermal conditions in houses in different northern climates
... • In the wet coastal climate, average relative humidity was higher, and interior moisture contribution was lower than in colder drier climates. • Houses surveyed were very leaky, even [r] ...
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Performances of DAHT connected to building airthightness and indoor hygrothermal climate
... A second simulation is performed with DAHT for ventilation. DAHT are sized according to Belgian standards: a supply fresh air flow of 3.6 m3/h per square meter of floor area is required in dry zones, and an ...
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Hygrothermal modeling of aerated concrete wall and comparison with field experiment
... In order to address the above question, a European Union project called HAMSTAD was launched. One of the outputs of that project was a set of bench- marking exercises (Hagentoft et al. 2004) that can judge the ...
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