外文翻譯--使用隔汽層防止冷凝.doc

UseofVaporBarrierstoPreventCondensationWheneverinsulationisinstalledinawall,roof,orslab,itsresistancetotheflowofheatissomuchgreaterthanthatoftheotherelementsoftheconstructionthatthedewpointandresultingcondensationmayoccurwithintheinsulation.Sincewatervaporflowsfromregionsofhightemperaturetoregionsoflowtemperature,asimplesolutiontocondensationistostoptheflowofwatervaporbymeansofsomesurfacematerialimpervioustomoisture-providedthissurfaceiscalledavaporbarrier.Itmustalwaysbeappliedonthewarmside.Becausecondensationisgenerallymostsevereduringtheheatingseason,allvaporbarriersshouldbeinstalledontheinteriorsideofwallsandroofs.Fromapracticalstandpoint,thismeansthatthevaporbarriershouldbenexttoandpartoftheinsulation.Oneofthebestandmosteconomicalvaporbarriersisaluminumfoil.Someinsulationcomeequippedwiththisfoilattachedtoonesurface.However,unlessreinforcedwithkraftpaperorsomeotherstrongmaterial,thefoiliseasilyripped,torn,orpunctured,andsoisoflittlevalueasabarrier.Sincevaporbehavesasagas,avaporbarrier,tobeeffective,mustbeairtight,orasnearlysoaspossible.Butthisisoftenanimpracticalrequirement.Forexample,consideraroofwiththeinsulationabovethedeckandbetweenavaporbarrierandwaterproofroofing.Unlesstheinsulationisofafirmmaterial,theinsulationtoexpand,formingbubblesunderthewaterproofing.Duringthecoolnessofthenight,thebubbleswillcontract.Afteraseriesofsunnydaysandcoolnights,thebendingbackandforthofthesurfacemaydestroytheroofing.Onewaytopreventthisistoside-venttheroofinsulationsothecontainedaircanfreelyexpandandcontract.Thesideventsmust,however,beprotectedfromdrivingrain.Vaporbarrierscanbemadeofothermaterialsbesidesaluminumfoil.Therearealuminumpaints,plasticpaints,someplasticfilms,asphaltpaints,rubber-basepaints,asphalt,andfoil-laminatedpapers.Itmustberememberedthatwaterrepellentsurfacesarenotnecessarilyvaporbarriers,thatis,airtight.Toevaluateavaporbarrier,aunitknownasthepermisused.Itisdefinedasavapor-transmissionrateof1grainofwatervaporthrough1squarefootofmaterialperhourwhenthevapor-pressuredifferenceisequaltoqinchofmercury(7,000grainsequal1pound).Amaterialhavingavapor-transmissionrateof1permorlessisconsideredagoodvaporbarrier.Thecorrespondingunitforpermeanceof1-in.thicknessisperm-inch.Resistancetovaportransmissionisthereciprocalofthepermeance.Sincevaporsflowfromthewarmsideofawallorrooftothecoldside,theexteriorsurfaceshouldbeasporousaspossibleorventedandyetofferprotectionagainstpenetrationofrain.Thisisparticularlyimportantwith“blown-in”insulationasappliedtoframehouses,forwhichavaporbarriergenerallycannotbeinstalled.Thistypeofinsulationalsoinvolvesanotherprinciple,which,ifignored,frequentlyisthecauseofpeelingofpaintandleadstounnecessaryrepairofrainguttersthatdonotleak.“Blown-in”insulationissprayedintothespacesbetweenthestudsofframeconstruction.Theinteriorsurfaceisgenerallylathandplaster,orwall-board-bothporous.Theexteriorisgenerallywoodsheathing,withshingles,clapboards,orstucco.Theheatresistanceoftheinsulationissuchthatduringthewinterthelocationofthedewpointfallswithintheinsulation.Theoretically,theresultingcondensationshouldoccurwithintheinsulation.This,however,doesnotoccur.Condensation,whenitwithintheinsulation,butontheinsidesurfaceofthesheathing.Theprincipleinvolvedisthis:Wheneverthedewpointoccurswithinamaterial,condensationwillnotoccuruntiltheflowofwatervaporencountersthesurfaceofanothermaterialofgreaterresistancetotheflowofwatervapor.Thatis,aslongastheaircankeeponmoving,itwillcarrythemoisturealongwithitandwillnotdepositthemoistureuntilitreachesasurfacethatresistsitsflowandiscolderthanthedewpoint.Theprobleminherentinblown-ininsulationcanbesolvedby“cold-sideventing.”Inapplyingblown-ininsulation,anopeningusuallyisdrilledthroughtheexteriorwallsurfacebetweeneachpairofstuds.Theseholesshouldneverbescaled,onlycoveredwithporouswater-repellentmaterialforprotectionagainsttheweather.Then,whateverwatervaporflowsthroughtheinsideporousfinishcanescapetothecoldairoutsidewithoutcondensing.Withclapboardconstruction,“toothpick”wedgesmaybedrivenundertheloweredgeofeachclapboardtoprovidetherequiredopeningsforbreathing.Tosumup:vaporbarriers,orasmuchresistanceaspossibletovaporflow(orair)shouldbeprovidedonthewarmsideofwallsandroofs.Openingsorporousmaterials-aslittleresistanceaspossibletovaporflow-shouldbeprovidedonthecoldside.Ifvaporbarrierswereperfect,cold-sideventingwouldnotberequired.Unfortunately,vaporbarriersarenotperfect；therefore,cold-sideventingisworthwhileinsuranceagainstfailureofinsulationinallcases.Thediscussionsaboveofwintercondensationseemtocontradictsummerrequirementswhenthewarmandcoldsidesofaconstructionarethereverseofwhattheyareinwinter.InmostpartsoftheUnitedStates,however,coolingseldomresultsinmaintenanceofinsidetemperaturesmorethan15Fbelowoutsideconditions,whereasinwinter,insidetemperaturesategenerallymaintainedat60to75Faboveoutsideconditions.Soinwinter,theprevailingmaximumtemperaturedifferencesarefromfourtofivetimeswhattheyareinsummer.Furthermore,insummerverylittlecoolingisrequiredduringthenight.Hence,asfarasinsulationisconcerned,summercondensationissointermittentthatitcanbecompletelydisregardedfortheaveragestructureandaverageoccupancy.Itshouldbementioned,however,thatinlow-temperaturework,suchascoldstorageroomsandlow-temperaturetestcellsspecialconditionsariseforwhichitisbesttorefertoaspecialist.使用隔汽層防止冷凝只要在墻、屋蓋、或樓板內(nèi)放置絕熱層，由于它抵抗熱的能力比其它構(gòu)件大得多，在絕熱層內(nèi)可能形成露點(diǎn)和由此產(chǎn)生的冷凝現(xiàn)象。由于水汽從高溫區(qū)流向低溫區(qū)，解決冷凝的一個(gè)簡單方法是用某種不透水的表面材料（只要它永遠(yuǎn)在露點(diǎn)以上）阻止水汽的流動(dòng)。這種表面稱為隔汽層。它應(yīng)永遠(yuǎn)裝在暖面。因?yàn)槔淠F(xiàn)象通常在采暖季節(jié)最為嚴(yán)重，因?yàn)槔淠F(xiàn)象通常在采暖季節(jié)最為嚴(yán)重，因此所有隔汽層都必須設(shè)在墻和屋頂?shù)膬?nèi)側(cè)。從實(shí)際的觀點(diǎn)出，這意味著隔汽層應(yīng)緊貼絕熱層并構(gòu)成絕熱層的一部分。最好最經(jīng)濟(jì)的隔汽層之一是鋁箔。有些絕熱層事先有一面裝有鋁箔。但是除非有牛皮紙或其它結(jié)實(shí)材料加固，這種鋁箔很容易被割裂、扯破、或穿孔,所以用作隔汽層沒有多大價(jià)值.因?yàn)樗男再|(zhì)和氣體一樣,隔汽層必須不透氣或盡可能不透氣才能生效.但這往往不切合實(shí)際要求。例如，一個(gè)屋蓋上的絕熱層位于隔汽層和屋面防水層之間。除非絕熱層是一種堅(jiān)固的材料，如泡沫玻璃，否則太陽的熱力將使絕熱層中的空氣膨脹，在防水層下形成氣泡。晚上涼爽時(shí)，氣泡將收縮。在一連串出太陽的白天和涼爽的夜晚之后，表面漲而復(fù)縮將會(huì)破壞屋頂。防止這種現(xiàn)象的一種方法是使屋頂絕熱層有側(cè)邊透氣孔，內(nèi)部的空氣能自由地膨脹和收縮。不過，側(cè)邊透氣孔必須防止雨水滲入。除了鋁箔，隔汽層還可用別的材料。有鋁涂料，塑料涂料，某些塑料薄膜，瀝青涂料，橡膠類涂料，瀝青，和金屬箔層壓紙板。必須記住，防水表面不一定是隔氣層，也就是說，不一定是不透氣的。為估計(jì)隔汽層的優(yōu)劣，使用了一種叫做perm的單位。其定義為：當(dāng)水汽壓力差等于1英寸水銀柱時(shí)，每小時(shí)通過一平方英尺材料為一粒水汽的水汽傳輸率（7，000粒等于是磅）。水汽傳輸率為1perm或者1perm以下的材料就是優(yōu)質(zhì)隔汽層。滲透1英寸深的相應(yīng)單位為1perm-英寸?？顾麄鬏?shù)哪芰κ菨B透能力的倒數(shù)。因?yàn)樗麖膲蛭蓓數(shù)呐媪飨蚶涿妫獗砻鎽?yīng)盡可能多孔或通風(fēng)，同時(shí)又要防止雨水浸入。對(duì)于構(gòu)架房屋用的“噴吹”絕熱層，這一點(diǎn)尤為重要，這種房屋通常不能設(shè)隔汽層。這種絕熱層還涉及到另一原理，這一原理若被忽略了，常常引起油漆剝落，并導(dǎo)致不必要的修理雨水槽，其實(shí)它并不漏。“噴吹”絕熱層被噴入構(gòu)架結(jié)構(gòu)墻筋之間的空隙。內(nèi)表面通常是板條和灰泥，或木板都是多孔的。外表面通常是帶魚鱗板，護(hù)壁楔形板，或粉飾的木襯板。在冬天由于絕熱層的抗熱性使露點(diǎn)落在絕熱層之內(nèi)。從理論上講，由此而產(chǎn)生的冷