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The Effect of Low Hygroscopicity of Glass Envelope on the Change in Indoor Humidity

유리외피의 낮은 흡방습성이 실내습도 변화에 미치는 영향 분석

  • Nan, Haodong (Dept. of Architecture, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Haksung (Dept. of Architecture, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2023.02.01
  • Accepted : 2023.04.25
  • Published : 2023.05.30
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Abstract

In modern and contemporary architecture, glass is actively used as a building material with various characteristics such as transparency, lightness, and creation of a modern image. On the other hand, glass is a very weak building material in terms of energy; therefore improvement measures such as double and triple-insulating glass and low-emissivity glass have been proposed. However, most proposals have only focused only on sensible heat, and discussions related to latent heat have been insufficient. Because glass has relatively very low moisture adsorption and desorption performance compared to other building materials, it may be disadvantageous in terms of latent heat load and humidity control. In this study, a simple experiment was conducted using wood, glass, and low-e glass test bodies to identify the tendency of indoor humidity fluctuation due to the building envelope with low moisture adsorption and desorption performance. As a result of this experiment, in the case of a space surrounded by glass, it was confirmed that the indoor humidity rapidly fluctuated according to the humidity of the outside air due to the low moisture adsorption and desorption performance of the envelope.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 충북대학교 4단계 BK21사업(2021) 지원을 받아 작성 되었음. 이 성과는 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(No. RS-2023-00210812).

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