Multilayer test method for water vapor transmission testing of construction materials

Journal of Building Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 224-237

  Pazera, Marcin ^a   Salonvaara, Mikael ^b  

^a CENTRIA   (United States)

^b OWENS CORNING   (United States)

Author keywords

Kirchhoff potential; multilayer testing; permeance; Water vapor transmission

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; AIR-GAPS; ANALYTICAL BALANCE; BOUNDARY LAYER EFFECTS; CONTINUOUS TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; KIRCHHOFF; MATERIAL LAYERS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MOVING AIR; PERMEABLE MATERIAL; PERMEANCE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SPECIMEN SURFACES; STATISTICAL CONFIDENCE; TEST DURATION; TEST METHOD; TIME INTERVAL; TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT; TRANSPORT FUNCTION; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

MATERIALS; MULTILAYERS; SURFACE TESTING; SURFACES; TESTING;

WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84856052867     PISSN: 17442591     EISSN: 17442583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744259111403438     Document Type: Article

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