Comparative studies on the water evaporation rate from a wetted surface and that from a free water surface

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-86

  Tang, Runsheng ^a   Etzion, Y ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Free water surface; Water evaporation rate; Wetted surface

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EVAPORATION; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SURFACES; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER;

WATER EVAPORATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EVAPORATION; WATER BODY; WATER SURFACE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0242306121     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2003.07.007     Document Type: Article

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