Effect of freezing and thawing on the performance of “capillary active” insulation systems: a comparison of results from climate chamber study to HAM modelling

Significant drop in strengths was detected for most of the setups. Comparison of measurement and hygrothermal modelling (IBK Delphin) results illustrates that even if state-of-the-art material data is available for HAM modelling, the reality may turn out to be vastly different, especially in the range of high moisture contents.