Effect of Coconut Fiber Wall Panels on Humidity Conditions in a Tropical House
Houses in warm and humid tropical regions, like Indonesia, often experience uncomfortable conditions due to high temperatures aggravated by high humidity. With its adsorptive characteristics, natural coconut fiber can be utilized as wall panels and assigned to regulate house humidity levels. Researc...
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| description | Houses in warm and humid tropical regions, like Indonesia, often experience uncomfortable conditions due to high temperatures aggravated by high humidity. With its adsorptive characteristics, natural coconut fiber can be utilized as wall panels and assigned to regulate house humidity levels. Research focusing on investigating the adsorptive capability of the natural coconut fiber in controlling humidity is widely available, but that specifically examines the effect of the surface area of the material on air humidity conditions in humid tropical extant houses is still limited. A field experiment was conducted in a small Surabaya house. The study analyzes the impact of coconut fiber (CF) wall panels on humidity conditions in each house room and the optimal surface area of the wall panels. CF wall panels were found to reduce the indoor relative humidity (RH) significantly. The optimal surface area varied depending on room characteristics. The optimal surface area of the wall panels for the living room is six (6) m² with a 28% RH reduction, for the bedroom is six (6) m² with a 27% reduction, and for the kitchen is five (5) m² with a 27% reduction.
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| spelling | doaj-art-36b284f61e854d6d9a001ccd2852adb92025-01-08T07:37:10ZengPetra Christian UniversityDimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment0126-219X2338-78582024-12-0151210.9744/dimensi.51.2.73-82Effect of Coconut Fiber Wall Panels on Humidity Conditions in a Tropical HouseWila Prakasita Scotiswara Supomo0I Gusti Ngurah Antaryama1FX Teddy Badai Samodra2Institut Teknologi Sepuluh NopemberInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh NopemberInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh NopemberHouses in warm and humid tropical regions, like Indonesia, often experience uncomfortable conditions due to high temperatures aggravated by high humidity. With its adsorptive characteristics, natural coconut fiber can be utilized as wall panels and assigned to regulate house humidity levels. Research focusing on investigating the adsorptive capability of the natural coconut fiber in controlling humidity is widely available, but that specifically examines the effect of the surface area of the material on air humidity conditions in humid tropical extant houses is still limited. A field experiment was conducted in a small Surabaya house. The study analyzes the impact of coconut fiber (CF) wall panels on humidity conditions in each house room and the optimal surface area of the wall panels. CF wall panels were found to reduce the indoor relative humidity (RH) significantly. The optimal surface area varied depending on room characteristics. The optimal surface area of the wall panels for the living room is six (6) m² with a 28% RH reduction, for the bedroom is six (6) m² with a 27% reduction, and for the kitchen is five (5) m² with a 27% reduction. https://dimensi.petra.ac.id/index.php/ars./article/view/26876coconut fiber wall panelmoisture adsorptionsmall tropical house |
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| title | Effect of Coconut Fiber Wall Panels on Humidity Conditions in a Tropical House |
| title_full | Effect of Coconut Fiber Wall Panels on Humidity Conditions in a Tropical House |
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| title_short | Effect of Coconut Fiber Wall Panels on Humidity Conditions in a Tropical House |
| title_sort | effect of coconut fiber wall panels on humidity conditions in a tropical house |
| topic | coconut fiber wall panel moisture adsorption small tropical house |
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