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A new mass transfer model is developped to predict the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from fresh wet building materials. The dry section of wet materials during the process of VOC emission from wet building materials is considered in this new model, differing from the mass transfer-based models in other literatures. The mechanism of effect of saturated vapor pressure on the surface of wet building materials in the process of VOC emission is discussed. The concentration of total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) in the building materials gradually decreases as the emission of VOCs begins, and the vapor pressure of VOCs on the surface of wet building materials decreases in the case of newly wet building materials. To ensure the partial pressure of VOCs on the surface of wet building materials to be saturated vapor pressure, the interface of gas-wet layer is lowered, and a dry layer of no-volatile gases in the material is formed. Compared with the results obtained by VB model, CFD model and the experiment data, the results obtained by the present model agree well with the results obtained by CFD model and the experiment data. The present model is more accurate in predicting emission of VOC from wet building materials than VB model.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50776006) and the 863 Program (Grant No. 2006AA05Z228)
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Zhang, T., Jia, L. A mass transfer model for predicting emission of the volatile organic compounds in wet building materials. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 2701–2705 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0322-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0322-5