Quantification of air leakage effects on the condensation resistance of windows

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 109 PART 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 600-606

  Elmahdy, A H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; CRACKS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATERIALS TESTING; WINDOWS;

AIR LEAKAGE EFFECTS; CONDENSATION RESISTANCE; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT;

VENTILATION;

EID: 18544391886     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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