The effect of air film thermal resistance on the behaviour of dynamic insulation

Building and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 397-404

  Taylor, B J ^a   Imbabi, M S ^b  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FILMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AIR FILMS; DYNAMIC INSULATION; POROUS WALL; TEMPERATURE DROP;

THERMAL INSULATION;

AIR FLOW; BUILDING; INSULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0031231117     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(97)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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