Integrated methodology for evaluation of energy performance of the building enclosures: Part 4-material characterization for input to hygrothermal models

Journal of Building Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-212

  Yu, Shui ^a   Bomberg, Mark ^b   Zhang, Xu ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

capillary pressure curve; hygrothermal properties; material characteristics; model benchmarking; moisture capacity; moisture control; parameter identification

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENCLOSURE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FIELD PERFORMANCE; GEOMETRICAL PROPERTY; HIGH-PRECISION; HYGROTHERMAL; HYGROTHERMAL PROPERTIES; INPUT DATAS; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGY; MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MATERIAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS; MEAN PORE SIZE; MOISTURE CAPACITY; POSITION PAPERS; TEST METHOD;

BUILDING MATERIALS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTROL; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS;

CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 84862934487     PISSN: 17442591     EISSN: 17442583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744259111420071     Document Type: Article

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