The rising damp in two traditional clay-brick masonry walls and influence on heat transfer performance

Abstract

This paper studies the law of capillary water rise in the brick solid wall and the brick cavity wall under the influence of high-humidity wall foundation. It is found that the rising height of the capillary water sharp front is proportional to the time to the 0.5 power, but the coefficient is related to the wall structure, and the speed in cavity wall is higher than that in the solid wall. The heat flow meter method was used to compare the influence of the capillary water to the heat transfer when it rises to different heights. It is found that the presence of capillary water has a direct impact on the heat transfer coefficient of the wall. The presence of capillary water may increase the heating load by 11.1% and the cooling load by 15% of a common historical building in hot summer and cold winter area of China.