WUFI® Pro
This manual describes the installation, shows the first steps with the software and gives an overview about the features of WUFI®.
Using a building envelope as an example, it is shown how to create a construction, how to set boundary, surface transfer and initial conditions and finally how to calculate and assess this example.
The tour of the program is meant to give you a quick introduction to the WUFI® Pro program.
The WUFI® Pro 6.5 Program Tour shows how to enter and evaluate an example step by step and includes a description of most functions in the software.
A short survey of how to treat typical constructions in WUFI®, e.g. flat roofs, exterior walls with ETICS, basement walls etc. Under ‘example cases’ you can download the project files for the cases described in the tutorial.
This guideline describes the procedure for evaluating and assessing hygrothermal calculation results with WUFI®.
This guideline describes the procedure for assessing the risk of mould growth with WUFI® and the use of the post-processor WUFI® Bio.
This guideline describes the procedure for assessing the risk of corrosion with WUFI® Corr.
Model a water-repellent treatment of a façade by adjusting the A-value.
This guideline describes the procedure to evaluate the condensation risk within a hydrophobic mineral fiber.
This guideline describes when to consider an infiltration source in the simulation and how to apply it in WUFI®.
This guideline describes the procedure of the calculation and evaluation of flat roofs in wooden constructions without ballast.
The “Guideline for the calculation of extensive green roofs” and the requisite material data sets have been developed to allow reliable WUFI® simulations and planning of green coverings, in particular on wood constructions.
These investigations were performed as part of the project
“Ermittlung von Materialeigenschaften und effektiven Übergangsparametern von Dachbegrünungen
zur zuverlässigen Simulation der hygrothermischen Verhältnisse in und unter Gründächern
bei beliebigen Nutzungen und unterschiedlichen Standorten.”
(“Determination of material properties and effective surface transfer parameters of green roof coverings
for the reliable simulation of the hygrothermal conditions in and below green roofs for arbitrary types of use and different locations.”)
funded by the Research Initiative “Future Building” of the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development.
Reference number: SF-10.08.18.7-11.18 / II 3-F20-10-1-100.
(PDF (26.8 MB)[German], Summary[German], Catalog entry at IRB-Verlag [German])
The “Guideline for the calculation of gravel roofs” and the requisite material data set have been developed on the basis of simulations reproducing investigations and measurements performed on gravel roofs in Holzkirchen, Gräfelfing and Milan.
This guideline describes the procedure of the calculation and evaluation of pitched roofs with a vapour retarder applied on the whole interior surface.
The study at hand presents the preliminary research results from field trials in which the thermal behavior was investigated on several different ventilated roof constructions. Radiation related parameters will be provided for different roofing situations as well as a method to calculate ventilated roofs by means of hygrothermal simulation using effective surface transfer parameters.
This guideline describes the procedure for calculation and evaluating ETICS with wood fibre insulation according to the specification and criteria of the “Verband Dämmstoffe aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen e.V.”(vdnr). Criteria based on the experience of manufacturers represented in the vdnr are used to evaluate the moisture in wood fibre insulation materials.
These criteria are guaranteed by the manufacturers named in the guideline for the products intended for this purpose – the guideline is not applicable for other products.
You can find additional information in the Program Help of WUFI® Pro.
WUFI® 2D
This manual describes the installation of WUFI® 2D, guides the user through the first steps with the program and provides a short overview of its capabilities.
This introduction will show you how to model a building component in WUFI® 2D, how to specify boundary, surface transfer and initial conditions, how to perform the calculation and how to analyse the results.
As an example illustrating each step, we will analyse the hygrothermal behavior of a concrete ceiling supported by a brick wall with exterior insulation.
Discussion of the numerical settings in WUFI® 2D.
How WUFI® 2D determines the source strengths of heat or moisture sources when these are controlled by the boundary conditions.
You can find additional information in the Program Help of WUFI® 2D.
WUFI® Graph
WUFI® Plus
This manual describes the installation of WUFI® Plus, guides the user through the first steps with the program and provides a short overview of its capabilities.
The WUFI®-wiki provides additional demo movies, guides and tutorials, and information on the theoretical background for WUFI® Plus.
WUFI® Passive
This manual describes the installation of WUFI® Passive, guides the user through the first steps with the program and provides a short overview of its capabilities.
The WUFI®-wiki provides additional demo movies, guides and tutorials, and information on the theoretical background for WUFI® Passive.
WUFI® Plus/Passive Free
The WUFI®-wiki provides additional demo movies, guides and tutorials, and information on the theoretical background for WUFI®Plus Free and WUFI® Passive Free.
Weather files
Excel- file for creating your own climate files in WAC and KLI format for WUFI®.
This Add-On Installation provides additional weather files for more than 100 locations in North America (only for WUFI Pro 5.3 – DB24.72 or higher; not needed for WUFI Pro 6.x, here the data are already included). Data source is ASHRAE Research Project 1325. Adaption for WUFI® conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The download contains 3 severe years each for Albany NY, Albuquerque NM, Amarillo TX, Anchorage AK, Asheville NC, Astoria OR, Atlanta GA, Atlantic City NJ, Austin TX, Baltimore ND, Billings MT, Birmingham AL, Bismarck ND, Boise ID, Boston MA, Boulder CO, Brownsville TX, Buffalo NY, Burlington VT, Casper WY, Charleston SC, Charlotte NC, Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Colorado Springs CO, Columbus OH, Concord NH, Dayton OH, Daytona Beach FL, Des Moines IA, Detroit MI, El Paso TX, Elko NV, Eugene OR, Fairbanks AK, Fargo ND, Flagstaff AZ, Fort Wayne IN, Fort Worth TX, Fresno CA, Grand Island NE, Grand Rapids MI, Green Bay WI, Hartford CT, Houston TX, Huntington WV, Indianapolis IN, International Falls MN, Jackson MS, Jacksonville FL, Kansas City MO, Key West FL, Knoxville TN, Las Vegas NV, Lexington KY, Little Rock AR, Los Angeles CA, Louisville KY, Macon GA, Madison WI, Memphis TN, Miami FL, Minneapolis MN, Mobile AL, Nashville TN, New York City NY, Norfolk VA, Oklahoma City OK, Omaha NE, Philadelphia PA, Phoenix AZ, Pittsburgh PA, Port Arthur TX, Portland OR, Providence RI, Raleigh NC, Rapid City SD, Reno NV, Roanoke VA, Sacramento CA, Salt Lake City UT, San Antonio TX, San Diego CA, San Francisco CA, Savannah GA, Seattle WA, Sheridan WY, Spokane WA, Springfield MO, St. Louis MO, Syracuse NY, Tampa FL, Tucson AZ, Tulsa OK, Victoria TX, Wichita KS, Wilmington DE, Yakima WA; Calgary, Ottawa, Quebec, St. John’s, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver. (105 cities, 315 files).
This *.KMZ file displays the locations of the weather files registered in WUFI’s database by feeding them to Google Earth (which you must have installed).
Some of these weather files are included with WUFI; the others must be purchased from the respective vendor, but they can then immediately be used for WUFI® calculations, without further configuration.
A click on one of the WUFI® icons will display some information about the respective weather file.
The 1991 weather data measured in Holzkirchen can be considered representative for Holzkirchen climate conditions. They are included in the WUFI® installation packages, but IBP also offers them separately for general purposes.
Material files
User defined material datasets can be exported and imported in WUFI® as an xml file. The following guideline explains how these xml files can be used in WUFI®.
Owners of a valid full version can download new (not yet published) material data in your online shop.
After log in go to “Material data” => “My orders”. Here you will find new material data sets which will be included in WUFI® with the next update.
Users of our free version (Light, ORNL, student licenses) are not able to download additional data sets.
Last Update: November 04, 2024 at 11:08