Influence of Wind-Driven Rain on the Thermal Conductivity of Building Envelopes with Different Cement-Lime Coatings

  • Peter Juras
  • Pavol Durica
Keywords: wind-driven rain, CFD, precipitation, rainfall, Eulerian multiphase model, TRY, heat-air moisture simulation, HAM, cementlime coating

Abstract

This paper deals with influence of the wind-driven rain on the building envelopes in terms of thermal conductivity. Low rise building was simulated in Computational fluid dynamics CFD software OpenFOAM using Eulerian multiphase model for rain phase and determined rain load was used as an input for Heat-Air-Moisture HAM simulation in WUFI. Two different wall constructions which were used differ in the core layer and also in exterior coatings. The influence of wind-driven rain load on the thermal conductivity for aerated concrete and aerated clay brick was established.

Author Biographies

Peter Juras

Research Centre, University of Zilina, Slovakia

Pavol Durica

Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning,, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia

Published
2014-12-31
How to Cite
Juras, P., & Durica, P. (2014). Influence of Wind-Driven Rain on the Thermal Conductivity of Building Envelopes with Different Cement-Lime Coatings. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 16(4), 74-80. Retrieved from http://journals.uniza.sk/index.php/communications/article/view/580
Issue
Vol 16 No 4 (2014)
Section
Articles