TY - JOUR
T1 - Condensation Resistance Evaluation of a Double-sliding Window System for Apartment Buildings
AU - Park, Sihyun
AU - Koo, So Young
AU - Lim, Jae Han
AU - Seong, Yoon Bok
AU - Song, Seung Yeong
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant (16RERP-B082204-03) from the Residential Environment Research Program funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Korean government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In a cold climate such as Korea, the condensation risk is high for window systems. Condensation can lead to mold or mildew problems, thereby causing discomfort for building occupants. To evaluate the risk of condensation for residential apartment buildings, the most commonly used double-sliding window system with double glazing on a four-track polyvinyl chloride (PVC) frame was examined as a reference model. A variety of different frame profile options has been proposed as alternatives to existing window systems. The condensation risk from the reference model was compared to that of the alternatives using two-dimensional steady-state heat transfer simulations. The temperature difference ratio (TDR) was calculated for each case using the inside surface temperature determined at the evaluation locations by the simulation results. Then, these TDRs were compared to determine the most improved alternative.
AB - In a cold climate such as Korea, the condensation risk is high for window systems. Condensation can lead to mold or mildew problems, thereby causing discomfort for building occupants. To evaluate the risk of condensation for residential apartment buildings, the most commonly used double-sliding window system with double glazing on a four-track polyvinyl chloride (PVC) frame was examined as a reference model. A variety of different frame profile options has been proposed as alternatives to existing window systems. The condensation risk from the reference model was compared to that of the alternatives using two-dimensional steady-state heat transfer simulations. The temperature difference ratio (TDR) was calculated for each case using the inside surface temperature determined at the evaluation locations by the simulation results. Then, these TDRs were compared to determine the most improved alternative.
KW - condensation resistance
KW - double-sliding window system
KW - inside surface temperature
KW - temperature difference ratio (TDR)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.353
DO - 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.353
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84979626611
VL - 146
SP - 60
EP - 68
JO - Procedia Engineering
JF - Procedia Engineering
SN - 1877-7058
Y2 - 20 October 2015 through 23 October 2015
ER -