Experimental study of hygrothermal performance

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Ana Sofia Guimarães (Author) FEUP; Vitor Abrantes Almeida (Author) FEUP; Silva, T (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Journal for Housing Science and Its Applications

Vol. 34 No. 4

Pages: 105-115

ISSN: 0146-6518

Publisher: International Association for Housing Science

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Authenticus ID: P-007-W80

Abstract (EN): The buildings hygrothermal behaviour has been studied in last few years by the Physics of Constructions group from FEUP [1]. The study of hygrothermal performance is essential to characterize the quality of inner environment allowing the knowledge of the thermal answer from buildings envelope when subject to inside and outside climate variations. We understood that would be of great benefit to get some results that allow the characterization of hygrothermal behaviour from constructive elements. The aim of this article is to compare the results from the experimental analysis of temperature, relative humidity and partial vapour pressure variations inside a church, with exterior variations, envelope characteristics, inner water vapour production and ventilation conditions. Copyright © 2010 IAHS.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific