Non-isothermal moisture transport through insulation materials

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 811-822

  Peuhkuri, Ruut ^a   Rode, Carsten ^a   Hansen, Kurt Kielsgaard ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cup test; Experimental; Hygroscopic; Insulation materials; Moisture transport; Non isothermal

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; INSULATION; LIGHT WEIGHT BUILDING MATERIALS; MOISTURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NON-ISOTHERMAL TRANSPORT;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; INSULATION; LIGHT WEIGHT BUILDING MATERIALS; MOISTURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIDITY; INSULATION; MOISTURE FLUX; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 37549063456     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.021     Document Type: Article

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