Frost formation and condensation in stone-wool insulations

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1775-1787

  Vrána, Tomáš ^a   Björk, Folke ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Condensation; Frost formation; Material properties; Moisture capacity; Moisture transport; Stone wool

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CONDENSATION; DROP FORMATION; FROST RESISTANCE; INSULATION; ISOTHERMS; MATERIALS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; WOOL; YARN;

FROST FORMATION; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CAPACITY; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; STONE-WOOL;

MOISTURE;

EID: 59649115607     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2008.10.014     Document Type: Article

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