OpenMoist: A Python code for transient moisture transfer analysis

The analysis of the moisture diffusion inside structural elements is key to assess their time-dependent behaviour and performance, not least in the case of natural materials like wood. Although software exists to solve the moisture transfer problem indirectly, there is a dearth of user-friendly open...

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Published in:SoftwareX 2021-07, Vol.15, p.100712, Article 100712
Main Authors: Melchor-Placencia, Carlos, Málaga-Chuquitaype, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Finite difference
Moisture transfer
Python
Timber structures
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Summary:The analysis of the moisture diffusion inside structural elements is key to assess their time-dependent behaviour and performance, not least in the case of natural materials like wood. Although software exists to solve the moisture transfer problem indirectly, there is a dearth of user-friendly open-source codes tailored to the peculiarities of structural timber. This work presents a Python-based code called OpenMoist developed within a procedural programming framework to perform moisture transfer analysis. The code can handle solid and hollow section geometries, moisture dependent parameters as well as orthotropic diffusion properties typically encountered in wood.
ISSN:2352-7110
2352-7110
DOI:10.1016/j.softx.2021.100712