Condensation risk: Comparison of steady-state and transient methods

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-233

  Mumovic, D ^a   Ridley, I ^a   Oreszczyn, T ^a   Davies, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION RISK CALCULATION; TRANSIENT METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUILDING CODES; CALCULATIONS; FORECASTING; MOISTURE; PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEADY FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

CONDENSATION;

EID: 33748249860     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0143624406bse163oa     Document Type: Article

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