| 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 (%) |