Research Article

External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems: Critical Parameters for Surface Hygrothermal Behaviour

Table 3

Surface transfer coefficients in numerical simulations.

Surface transfer coefficients

Exterior convective heat transfer coefficient (W/m2·K)Leeward:
  
Windward:
Short-wave radiation absorbance (exterior rendering)0.35
Long-wave radiation emissivity (exterior rendering)0.85 (measured value)
Long-wave radiation emissivity (ground)0.90 (measured value)
Short-wave radiation reflectance (ground)0.20
Long-wave radiation reflectance (ground)0.10
Interior heat resistance (m2·K/W)0.125
Rain absorption factor0.70