Experimental study of the performance of porous materials to moderate the roof surface temperature by its evaporative cooling effect

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 338-351

  Wanphen, Surakha ^a   Nagano, Katsunori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Evaporative cooling; Latent heat; Moisture absorption; Porous materials

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; BUILDING MATERIALS; COOLING; COOLING WATER; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KETONES; LATENT HEAT; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; ROOFS; SHALE; SILICA; SILICA SAND; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL EVAPORATION; VAPORS; VOLCANOES; WATER ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; LARGE PARTICLES; LARGE SIZES; MATERIAL LAYERS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE ABSORPTIONS; PORE CHARACTERISTICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; ROOF SURFACE TEMPERATURES; ROOFING MATERIALS; SILICEOUS SHALES; SOLAR ABSORPTIVITY; SOLAR PENETRATIONS; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PERFORMANCES; URBAN SURFACES; VARIATIONS OF; VOLCANIC ASHES;

SURFACES;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COOLING; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOISTURE TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROUS MEDIUM; ROOF; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 55549100591     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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