Determination of the isothermal moisture transport properties of porous building materials

Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 183-210

  Carmeliet, Jan ^a   Roels, Staf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ISOTHERMAL MOISTURE TRANSPORT;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 0035154470     PISSN: 10971963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/Y6T2-9LLP-04Y5-AN6T     Document Type: Article

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