which is derived from Equation 4-15, considering the building material as a porous medium in local thermal equilibrium in which the following mixing rules apply:
where ρs (SI unit: kg/m
3) is the dry solid density,
Cp,s (SI unit: J/(kg·K)) is the dry solid specific heat capacity,
w(ϕw) (SI unit: kg/m
3) is the water content given by a moisture storage function, and
Cp,w (SI unit: J/(kg·K)) is the water heat capacity at constant pressure.
where ks (SI unit: W/(m·K)) is the dry solid thermal conductivity and
b (dimensionless) is the thermal conductivity supplement.
where Lv (SI unit: J/kg) is the latent heat of evaporation,
δp (SI unit: s) is the vapor permeability,
ϕw (dimensionless) is the relative humidity, and
psat (SI unit: Pa) is the vapor saturation pressure. See
Saturation State for the definition of saturation pressure
psat as a function of temperature.