Xiaohai Zhou: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Name | Dr. Xiaohai Zhou |
| Address | Professur für Bauphysik ETH Zürich, HIB E 13 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 1 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| xizhou@ethz.ch | |
| Department | Mechanical and Process Engineering |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151-8011-00L | Building Physics: Theory and Applications   | 4 credits | 3V + 1U | J. Carmeliet, A. Kubilay, O. Dorostkar, A. Rubin, X. Zhou | |
| Abstract | Principles of heat and mass transport, hygro-thermal performance, durability of the building envelope and interaction with indoor and outdoor climates, applications. | ||||
| Objective | The students will acquire in the following fields: - Principles of heat and mass transport and its mathematical description. - Indoor and outdoor climate and driving forces. - Hygrothermal properties of building materials. - Building envelope solutions and their construction. - Hygrothermal performance and durability. | ||||
| Content | Principles of heat and mass transport, hygro-thermal performance, durability of the building envelope and interaction with indoor and outdoor climates, applications. | ||||
| 151-8015-00L | Moisture Transport in Porous Media | 3 credits | 2G | J. Carmeliet, O. Dorostkar, A. Kubilay, X. Zhou | |
| Abstract | Moisture transport and related degradation processes in building and civil engineering materials and structures; concepts of hygrothermal damage analysis and local urban climate prediction; experimental determination of moisture transport properties. | ||||
| Objective | - Basic knowledge of moisture transport and related degradation processes in building and civil engineering materials and structures - Knowledge of experimental determination of moisture transport properties analysis - Application of knowledge to hygrothermal damage cases and local urban climate | ||||
| Content | 1. Introduction Moisture damage: problem statement Durability 2. Moisture Transport Description of moisture transport Determination of moisture transport properties Liquid transport in cracked media 3. Hygrothermal analysis: case studies Heat and mass transport in street canyon, urban microclimate and mitigation measures Moisture durability analysis of inside insulation: mould growth, wood rot and frost damage | ||||
| Lecture notes | Handouts, supporting material and exercises are provided online (http://www.carmeliet.ethz.ch/). | ||||
| Literature | All material is provided online (http://www.carmeliet.ethz.ch/) | ||||