Moisture effects on conduction loads

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 631-644

  Mendes, N ^a   Winkelmann, F C ^b   Lamberts, R ^c   Philippi, P C ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conduction; Hygroscopic; Moisture

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTROL; MORTAR; POROSITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CONDUCTION PEAK LOADS (CPL);

HEAT CONDUCTION;

EID: 0037503259     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00171-8     Document Type: Article

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