Benchmarks for One-dimensional Cases of Combined Heat, Air and Moisture Transport in Building Components

CIB2004 At present, the certified Glaser method for calculation, prediction and evaluation of moisture performance is considered as rarely applicable. The present state of knowledge, analytical as well as experimental, concerning heat, air and moisture demands updating of standards and certifications. This paper presents five numerical benchmark cases for the quality assessment of simulation models for onedimensional heat, air and moisture (HAM) transfer. In one case, the analytical solution is known and excellent agreement between several solutions from different universities and institutes is obtained. In the remaining four cases, consensus solutions have been found, with the good agreement between different HAM models. The work presented here is an outcome of the EU-initiated project for standardization of heat, air and moisture calculation methods (HAMSTAD WP2).