A simple method for estimating transient heat transfer in slab-on-ground floors

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1071-1080

  Zhong, Zhipeng ^a   Braun, James E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground coupled heat transfer; Numerical method; Perimeter heat loss; Transient heat transfer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOORS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

GROUND-COUPLED HEAT TRANSFER; PERIMETER HEAT LOSS; SLAB-ON-GROUND FLOORS; THERMAL CIRCUIT; TRANSIENT HEAT TRANSFER;

CONCRETE SLABS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE SLABS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOORS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOR; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 33751167437     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.01.030     Document Type: Article

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