Research on Condensation in Porous Wall Exposed to Hot Humid Climate

Abstract:

According to the work of Motakef and EI-Masri, the wall is divided into dry-wet-dry zones. Based on the heat and moisture transfer through porous media, considered the vapor condensation as a vapor sink, water source and heat source, coupled heat and moisture equations for wet zone were established. Closed-form analytical expressions for the condensation rate, moisture content and the time at which critical moisture content value is reached are obtained. The analysis has indicated that the condensation rate exhibits a strong dependence on the ratio of temperature drops across the wet zone to the square of that zone width and the maximum condensation rate value is reached at the boundary of wet zone close to lower temperature.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 174-177)
• Pages: 2006-2011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.174-177.2006
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Zhen Hua Zhuo, Xing Guo Guo
• Keywords: Condensation Rate, Critical Moisture Content, Heat and Moisture Transfer, Wet Zone

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