A new thermal inertia model based on effusivity

International Journal of Solar Energy

Volumn 19, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 131-160

  Van Der Maas, J ^a   Maldonado, E ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cooling; Measurement; Modeling; Thermal effusivity; Thermal response; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COOLING; MODEL;

EID: 0031394384     PISSN: 01425919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425919708914334     Document Type: Article

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