Further development of a single-zone multi-component multi-layer model for characterizing VOCs source/sink behaviors in a room

HB 2006 - Healthy Buildings: Creating a Healthy Indoor Environment for People, Proceedings

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 95-98

  Li, F ^a   Niu, J L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building material; Emission; Indoor air quality; Sorption; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANGE RATES; BUILDING ENVELOPES; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MATERIAL LAYERS; MULTICOMPONENTS; MULTILAYER MODELS; MULTIPHASE MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NEUTRON EMISSION; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 44349098469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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