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Whole-building Hygrothermal Simulation Model

Rode, C., Grau, K.
2003
ASHRAE Transactions : American Society of Heating Refrigerating Airconditioning Engineers, 2003. Vol. 109, (1). pp. 572-582

Rode, C., Grau, K., (2003), "Whole-building Hygrothermal Simulation Model", ASHRAE Transactions : American Society of Heating Refrigerating Airconditioning Engineers, 2003. Vol. 109, (1). pp. 572-582.
Abstract:
Uddrag: An existing integrated simulation tool for dynamic thermal simulation of building was extended with a transient model for moisture release and uptake in building materials. Validation of the new model was begun with comparison against measurements in an outdoor test cell furnished with single materials. Almost quasi-steady, cyclic experiments were used to compare the indoor humidity variation and the numerical results of the integrated simulation tool with the new moisture model. Except for the case with chipboard as furnishing, the predictions of indoor humidity with the detailed model were in good agreement with the measured values.

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Rode, C.
Carsten Rode Pedersen
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Grau, K.
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