Can moisture buffer performance be estimated from sorption kinetics?

Journal of Building Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-299

  Delgado, J M P Q ^a   Ramos, N M M ^a   De Freitas, V P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building materials; Kinetics models; Moisture buffer value; Sorption curves

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PERFORMANCE;

KINETICS MODELS; MOISTURE BUFFER VALUE; SORPTION CURVES;

SORPTION;

EID: 33645512827     PISSN: 17442591     EISSN: 17442583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744259106062568     Document Type: Review

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