An analytical mass transfer model for predicting VOC emissions from multi-layered building materials with convective surfaces on both sides

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 2069-2077

  Hu, H P ^a   Zhang, Y P ^b   Wang, X K ^b   Little, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Building material; Indoor air quality; Mass transfer; Modeling; VOC

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LITTLE'S DOUBLE-LAYER MODEL; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCE;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AIR QUALITY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33947112857     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.11.024     Document Type: Article

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