Question: ( b ) . A wall is constructed using waste materials such as coconut fibres and polystyrene / saw dust board. The wall is 2

(b). A wall is constructed using waste materials such as coconut fibres and polystyrene/saw dust board. The wall is 200mm thick made up bricks 100mm brickwork insulated on the inside surface by the 40mm coconut fibre covered with 60mm of polystyrene/saw-mill dust board. The thermal conductivity, in WmK, are: Brickwork 0.75, coconut fibre 0.04, polystyrene /sawdust board 0.1. The internal and external thermal resistances (m2KW) for surfaces are: 0.10 and 0.04 respectfully. The Vapour resistivity, in GN s/kg m, are: Brickwork 60, coconut fibre 5, and polystyrene /sawdust board 50. The inside air is at 20C and 59%RH; the outside air is at 30C and 100%RH.
(i) Using Psychrometric chart shown in Figure 1, calculate the boundary values of structural temperatures and dew-points profile.
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(ii) Plot a structural temperature profile and a dew-point profile on the same-scaled cross-section diagram of the wall.
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(iii) Assess the wall on the possibilities of surface and/or interstitial condensation.
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( b ) . A wall is constructed using waste

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