Experimental investigation of the effect of natural convection on heat transfer in mineral wool

Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-164

  Dyrbol, Susanne ^a   Svendsen, Svend ^b   Elmroth, Arne ^c  

^a Rockwool International AS   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CONVECTION HEAT CONDUCTION PROGRAM;

AIR PERMEABILITY; CALCULATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MINERAL WOOL; NATURAL CONVECTION; NUSSELT NUMBER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 18744408428     PISSN: 10971963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0075424202026002930     Document Type: Article

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