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Laboratory tests of window-wall interface details to evaluate the risk of condensation on windows

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE103071
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
FormatText, Article
SubjectInsulation, energy retrofit, field testing, wetting and drying, vapour permeance; Building envelope
Abstract
The paper reports on a laboratory evaluation of conditions suitable for the formation of condensation at the window frame perimeter of the interface assembly as a function of both temperature deferential and air leakage rate across the test assembly. A summary of the laboratory test protocol is provided that includes a description of the test set-up and apparatus, fabrication details of the specimen and information on instrumentation and calibration and experimental results for one type of window (flange window). In parallel, preliminary simulation results were presented and compared to those obtained from experiment using the commercially available thermal software BISCO.
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  • Journal of Testing and Evaluation 39, no. 4 (1 July 2011): 1–37.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 53579
NRC-IRC-21262
NPARC number20373775
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