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  • governing equations for heat and moisture transfer
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    sorption process: mathematical model

    Equations and analysis

    The transfer of moisture within the wood can be described by the second FickĄ¯s law.

    1. Constant diffusivity i.e. diffusion coefficient D is constant.

    2. Moisture is transferred through the transverse direction.

    3. Moisture gradient as a driving force of moisture movement.

    4. Newmann's boundary condition is applied in this study; i.e. the rate at which moisture is emitted through the wall surface at any time is equal to the rate at which moisture diffuses from the interior to the surface or vice versa.
    Related References
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    ANN approach to sorption hysteresis within a coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical FE analysis, by Gawin, D., Le, M., and Schrefler, B. A., 2001
    ASTM sorption isotherm
    C1498-01 standard test method for hygroscopic sorption isotherms of building materials, by ASTM, 2001
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    Determination of the moisture capacity of porous building materials , by Carmeliet, J. and Roels, S., 2002
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    Empirical validation of a transient computer model for combined heat and moisture transfer, by Rode, C. and Burch, D.M, 1995
    detail math formular for sorption process
    Mathematical modelling of sorption processes in timber based on numerical analysis mathematical modelling, by Dai, G. and Ahmet, K., 1999
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    Microscopic analysis of imbibition processes in oolitic limestone, by Roels, S., Carmeliet, J., Hens, H. and Elsen, J., 2000
    data for 100+ materials
    Sorption isotherms: a catalog and a data base, by Hansen, K. K., 1996
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    Transport and sorption phenomena in concrete and other porous media, by Johannesson, B., 2000
    measurement of sorption for common building materials
    Water vapor sorption measurements of common building materials, by Richards, R.F., D.M. Burch and W.C. Thomas, 1992




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