TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental evaluation of the ability of an auxiliary heating device to reduce the condensation risk around built-in wardrobes of apartment buildings in winter
AU - Lee, Chae Lyn
AU - Lee, Hyun Hwa
AU - Lim, Jae Han
AU - Song, Seung Yeong
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant (19RERP-B082204-06) from the Residential Environment Research Program funded by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/8/13
Y1 - 2019/8/13
N2 - Recently, there has been an increase in the condensation and mould problems of apartment buildings in Korea owing to the high insulation and high air-tightness performance of buildings, which increase energy savings. Condensation is generally found in winter on furniture back panels and adjacent surfaces of the wall, floor, and ceiling. These problems are related to the weather conditions and indoor room conditions in winter. To solve these problems, an auxiliary heating device that can be installed was developed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate condensation risk in the condensation vulnerable areas around built-in furniture of apartment buildings by installing an auxiliary heating device. The experimental results reveal that condensation risk can be reduced by comparing the thermal environment around the built-in furniture with and without installation of an auxiliary heating device in winter. Furthermore, they reveal that it is possible to increase the surface temperature of vulnerable areas around built-in wardrobe by applying an auxiliary heating device to minimize condensation problems by using a minimum device.
AB - Recently, there has been an increase in the condensation and mould problems of apartment buildings in Korea owing to the high insulation and high air-tightness performance of buildings, which increase energy savings. Condensation is generally found in winter on furniture back panels and adjacent surfaces of the wall, floor, and ceiling. These problems are related to the weather conditions and indoor room conditions in winter. To solve these problems, an auxiliary heating device that can be installed was developed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate condensation risk in the condensation vulnerable areas around built-in furniture of apartment buildings by installing an auxiliary heating device. The experimental results reveal that condensation risk can be reduced by comparing the thermal environment around the built-in furniture with and without installation of an auxiliary heating device in winter. Furthermore, they reveal that it is possible to increase the surface temperature of vulnerable areas around built-in wardrobe by applying an auxiliary heating device to minimize condensation problems by using a minimum device.
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U2 - 10.1051/e3sconf/201911101014
DO - 10.1051/e3sconf/201911101014
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85071887700
SN - 2555-0403
VL - 111
JO - E3S Web of Conferences
JF - E3S Web of Conferences
M1 - 01014
T2 - 13th REHVA World Congress, CLIMA 2019
Y2 - 26 May 2019 through 29 May 2019
ER -