Steady state theoretical model of fired clay hollow bricks for enhanced external wall thermal insulation

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1603-1618

  Bouchair, Ammar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JIJEL   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Conduction coefficient; Configuration; Convection; Cork; Emissivity; Equivalent thermal resistance; Expanded polystyrene; External wall; Fired hollow bricks; Radiation; Recesses

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CABLE STAYED BRIDGES; CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CURVE FITTING; EARNINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HEALTH; HEAT RESISTANCE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; PAPER; PIGMENTS; RADIATION; SURFACES; THERMOELECTRICITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CAVITY SURFACES; COMPUTER MODELLING; DESIGN SOLUTIONS; ECOLOGICAL DESIGN; ELSEVIER (CO); ENERGY SAVINGS; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS); EXTERNAL WALLS; GRANULATED CORK; HOLLOW BRICKS; IN ORDER; INSULATION CAPACITY; INSULATION MATERIALS; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; NEW MATERIALS; OVERALL THERMAL RESISTANCE; STEADY STATES; STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

THERMAL INSULATION;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FIRE; INSULATION; MODELING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; WALL;

BRICK; CLAY; CONVECTION; CORK; DESIGN; EMISSIVITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GEOLOGY; IMPACT STRENGTH; INSULATION; POLYSTYRENE; RADIATION; SPACE (COSMIC); THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL RESISTANCE;

EID: 45449117925     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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