Moisture buffering capacity of highly absorbing materials

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Cerolini, S ^a   D'Orazio, M ^a   Di Perna, C ^a   Stazi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Effective thickness; Mass surface exchange coefficient; Moisture buffering capacity; Vapour resistance

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; GYPSUM; MOISTURE; SODIUM; SORPTION;

ABSORBING MATERIALS; APPLICATIONS.; CYCLIC EXPOSURES; EFFECTIVE THICKNESS; HYSTERETIC PHENOMENONS; MASS SURFACE EXCHANGE COEFFICIENT; MOISTURE BUFFERING; MOISTURE BUFFERING CAPACITIES; MOISTURE BUFFERING CAPACITY; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESISTANCE FACTORS; SODIUM POLYACRYLATES; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SURFACE EXCHANGE COEFFICIENTS; VAPOUR RESISTANCE;

CELLULOSE;

CALCIUM SULFATE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; MOISTURE; SODIUM; SORPTION; THICKNESS;

EID: 57349175723     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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