The analysis of heat conductivity coefficient of the aerated concrete building barriers depending on moisture changes

Zbigniew Suchorab


Institute of Environmental Protection Engineering; Environmental Engineering Faculty; Lublin University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-864X

Danuta Barnat-Hunek


Department of General Construction of Buildings; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-3299

Abstract

The article is sacrificed to the aerated concrete building barriers moisture phenomenon. Water, which increases heat conductivity of building materials is the reason of the increased heat loses during the winter season. The result of this phenomenon is the decrease of indoor heat comfort parameters. Aerated concrete is a strongly water absorbing material with elongated time of water desorption. Capillary-porous structure of the described medium makes is highly prone to water influence what is the reason of the detailed analysis of heat conductivity coefficient in relation to moisture. In this article it is analyzed and compared the influence of moisture changes on heat parameters of the aerated concrete with the bulk densities of 400 and 600 kg/m3 using the reflectometric techniques TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry).


Keywords:

heat conductivity, moisture, reflectometric methods, aerated concrete

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Published
2011-06-13

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Suchorab, Z. . and Barnat-Hunek, D. . (2011) “The analysis of heat conductivity coefficient of the aerated concrete building barriers depending on moisture changes”, Budownictwo i Architektura, 8(1), pp. 107–116. doi: 10.35784/bud-arch.2262.

Authors

Zbigniew Suchorab 

Institute of Environmental Protection Engineering; Environmental Engineering Faculty; Lublin University of Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8658-864X

Authors

Danuta Barnat-Hunek 

Department of General Construction of Buildings; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-3299

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