A new model based on experimental results for the thermal characterization of bricks

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1047-1052

  Vivancos, José Luis ^a   Soto, Juan ^a   Perez, Israel ^b   Ros Lis, Jose V ^a   Martínez Máñez, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Casas Bioclimaticas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brick; Thermal diffusivity; Thermal inertia; Thermal resistance; Unsteady heat conduction

Indexed keywords

BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CLAY MINERALS; CONCRETES; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RESISTANCE; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY;

CONCRETE BRICKS; ENERGY DESIGNS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; NEW MODELS; NEW PARAMETERS; PERFORATED BRICKS; SIGMOIDAL CURVES; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMAL INERTIA; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TIME-DEPENDENT HEAT FLUXES; UNSTEADY HEAT CONDUCTION;

BRICK;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DIFFUSIVITY; GEOMETRY; MODEL; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 59049098402     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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