Evaluation of moisture buffer effects by performing whole-building simulations

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 110 PART II, Issue , 2004, Pages 783-794

  Rode, Carsten ^a   Mendes, Nathan ^b   Grau, Karl ^c   Walker, Iain ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Urban Research   (Denmark)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SIMULATIONS; INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY; MOISTURE PERFORMANCE; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEATING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; VENTILATION;

MOISTURE;

EID: 20344365092     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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