Optimization of the configuration of 290 × 140 × 90 hollow clay bricks with 3-D numerical simulation by finite volume method

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1790-1798

  Li, L P ^a   Wu, Z G ^a   He, Y L ^a   Lauriat, G ^b   Tao, W Q ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

Author keywords

Equivalent thermal conductivity; Hollow clay bricks; Natural convection; Numerical simulation; Surface radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CLAY BRICKS; EQUIVALENT THERMAL; FINITE VOLUMES; HOLE NUMBER; HOLE SURFACE; HOLLOW BRICKS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE;

THERMOELECTRICITY;

EID: 48949119098     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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