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. 2023 Sep 19;16(18):6283. doi: 10.3390/ma16186283
u equilibrium moisture content (kg/kg)
mi mass of the specimen in equilibrium (kg)
m 0 mass of the specimen when it is completely dry (kg)
D thermal diffusion coefficient (m2/s)
w Moisture content by weight (kg/kg)
Cp,m mass specific heat capacity (J/kg·k)
qtest heat flux (W/m2)
hi convective heat transfer coefficient of internal surface (W/m2·K)
Ti indoor temperature (K)
Tsurfi the temperature on the internal surface (K)
gtest moisture flux (kg/m2)
Psat,i the indoor partial pressure of saturated vapor (Pa)
Psat,surfi the partial pressure of saturated vapor on the internal surface (Pa)
Greek symbols
λ thermal conductivity (W/m·K)
ρm the density of building materials (kg/m3)
φ relative humidity (%)
φi indoor relative humidity (%)
βi moisture exchange transfer coefficient of internal surface (s/m)
φsurfi relative humidity of internal surface (%)