Assessing the moisture buffering performance of hygroscopic material by using experimental method

Building and Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 27-34

  Zhang, Huibo ^a   Yoshino, Hiroshi ^b   Hasegawa, Kenichi ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Humidity; Hygroscopic material; Moisture buffering effect; Moisture distribution

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING ENVELOPES; ENERGY EFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HUMIDITY DISTRIBUTION; HYGROSCOPIC MATERIAL; HYGROSCOPIC MATERIALS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INTERIOR MATERIALS; MOISTURE ADSORPTION; MOISTURE BUFFERING EFFECT; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; MOISTURE-BUFFERING; PER UNIT; TEST CHAMBERS;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

MOISTURE;

ADSORPTION; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMIDITY; HYGROSCOPICITY; INDOOR AIR; MOISTURE;

EID: 80052568924     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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