Simultaneous estimation of VOCs diffusion and partition coefficients in building materials via inverse analysis

Building and Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1366-1374

  Li, Feng ^a   Niu, Jianlei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diffusion coefficient; Indoor air; Inverse method; Mass transport; Parameter estimation; VOCs

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MODEL BUILDINGS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTITIONS (BUILDING); STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT'S METHOD; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MEAN CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PARTITION COEFFICIENTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; INDOOR AIR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 21644482049     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.10.016     Document Type: Article

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