Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials

In this paper, the influence of the vapor permeability resistance of insulated facades external facing on the moisture content was numerically studied. The calculations were carried out for the climatic conditions of regions with a continental climate with relatively cold winters and warm summers. T...

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Main Authors: Nizovtsev Mikhail, Sterlygov Alexei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 2023-05-01
Series:Magazine of Civil Engineering
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Online Access:http://engstroy.spbstu.ru/article/2023.119.08/
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description In this paper, the influence of the vapor permeability resistance of insulated facades external facing on the moisture content was numerically studied. The calculations were carried out for the climatic conditions of regions with a continental climate with relatively cold winters and warm summers. The WUFI computer program was used to perform heat and humidity calculations. The calculations found that the moisture content of the insulation layer increases with a decrease in the vapor permeability of the external façade facing in the cold season. Thus, the calculations found that with an increase in the resistance to vapor permeability of the external facing Sd > 0.2 m, the average moisture content of mineral wool increases by more than 3 % in the winter period. To reduce the moisture content of insulation, a version of installing an interlayer vapor permeability retarder is proposed. According to calculations, the relationships between the vapor permeability resistances of the external facing and the interlayer retarder were established. The proposed approach using an interlayer retarder can be applied in the development of various designs of building facades with external insulation to protect the insulation layer from humidification during the cold season in regions with a continental climate.
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spelling doaj.art-80ce04b56dad40cfbe74d1446d06e37d2023-05-26T08:12:34ZengPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityMagazine of Civil Engineering2712-81722023-05-01119310.34910/MCE.119.820714726Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materialsNizovtsev Mikhail0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2372-6544Sterlygov Alexei1Kutateladze Institute of Thermal PhysicsKutateladze Institute of Thermal PhysicsIn this paper, the influence of the vapor permeability resistance of insulated facades external facing on the moisture content was numerically studied. The calculations were carried out for the climatic conditions of regions with a continental climate with relatively cold winters and warm summers. The WUFI computer program was used to perform heat and humidity calculations. The calculations found that the moisture content of the insulation layer increases with a decrease in the vapor permeability of the external façade facing in the cold season. Thus, the calculations found that with an increase in the resistance to vapor permeability of the external facing Sd > 0.2 m, the average moisture content of mineral wool increases by more than 3 % in the winter period. To reduce the moisture content of insulation, a version of installing an interlayer vapor permeability retarder is proposed. According to calculations, the relationships between the vapor permeability resistances of the external facing and the interlayer retarder were established. The proposed approach using an interlayer retarder can be applied in the development of various designs of building facades with external insulation to protect the insulation layer from humidification during the cold season in regions with a continental climate.http://engstroy.spbstu.ru/article/2023.119.08/facade systemheat- insulation layerexternal facingvapor permeability resistanceheat and moisture transfercalculation model
spellingShingle Nizovtsev Mikhail
Sterlygov Alexei
Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
Magazine of Civil Engineering
facade system
heat- insulation layer
external facing
vapor permeability resistance
heat and moisture transfer
calculation model
title Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
title_full Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
title_fullStr Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
title_full_unstemmed Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
title_short Effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
title_sort effect of external facing vapor permeability on humidification of facade materials
topic facade system
heat- insulation layer
external facing
vapor permeability resistance
heat and moisture transfer
calculation model
url http://engstroy.spbstu.ru/article/2023.119.08/
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