Moisture buffer value for hygroscopic materials with different thicknesses

Dong Ding, Oliver Søndergaard Rasmussen, Menghao Qin*

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Abstract

Moisture buffer value (MBV) is a critical parameter for assessing hygroscopic material's ability to moderate indoor humidity variation. The original MBV theory is strictly valid only for a semi-infinite (or “very thick”) material. When the material is thinner than semi-infinite, the material's thickness will affect its moisture buffering ability. The existing MBV theory is inapplicable. This study proposed a new numerical method to calculate a material's MBV at different thicknesses. The proposed model is simple and efficient. The relation between a material's MBV and thickness and the optimal thickness can be obtained without extensive experimental measurement. What's more, the material's adsorption and desorption isotherms, as well as the material's hysteresis loop and scanning isotherms, are incorporated in the proposed model, making it applicable to advanced desiccant materials like Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs). MIL-100(Fe), one of the most promising MOF candidates for indoor humidity control, was used to validate the newly developed model. MBVs of MIL-100(Fe) samples with different thicknesses were measured, and the experimental data closely matched the simulated results. Finally, a building energy consumption simulation model was developed based on the proposed numerical model. A MOF panel with its optimal thickness was placed in the BESTEST typical office room located in Copenhagen. The results show that MOF can reduce about 30 % of the energy consumption of air conditioning in a purely passive way.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111581
JournalBuilding and Environment
Volume258
Number of pages11
ISSN0360-1323
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Moisture buffer value
  • MOF
  • Moisture control
  • Building energy consumption

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