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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

A. Korjenic, T. Bednar:
"Calculation of the moisture transfer for coupled room and building components";
Talk: IV International Scientific Conference Management 2012, High Tatras, Slovak Republic (invited); 2012-10-04 - 2012-10-06; in: "Research in Management and Business in the Light of Practical Needs", Publisher: Bookmann s.r.o, (2012), ISBN: 978-80-89568-38-3; 531 - 539.



English abstract:
To model the moisture behaviour of fibrous materials, a model was developed that can illustrate both the microscopic and the macroscopic hysteresis of the moisture storage and transport processes. The necessary parameters for the model have been obtained using measurements from a number of different materials that were used as humidity buffers. Specific equipment to measure humidity was constructed, tested, and used over a very long period of time, during which the very precise absorption and emission of moisture could be measured from sheets of construction materials. The calculations using the developed model showed very good agreement with the measurements. In addition to the components performance (material characteristics) it is necessary to know the properties the whole room/building, taking into account various uses. For the validation of coupled room and building component simulations, an analytical solution of this unsteady problem is developed and presented in this paper.

Keywords:
Moisture transport, Room model, analytical solution

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