Heat, air and moisture transfer through hollow porous blocks

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 2390-2398

  dos Santos, Gerson Henrique ^a   Mendes, Nathan ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Building simulation; Coupled heat and moisture transfer; Hollow elements; Porous material

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BRICK; BRICKMAKING; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; POROUS MATERIALS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS; WATER VAPOR;

AIR AND MOISTURE TRANSFERS; ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS; BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; BUILDING SIMULATION; COMBINED HEATS; COUPLED HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; DIFFERENTIAL GOVERNING EQUATIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION PREDICTIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HOLLOW BRICKS; HOLLOW ELEMENTS; HYGROTHERMAL; IN BUILDINGS; INTERNAL BOUNDARIES; MATERIAL DETERIORATIONS; MOIST AIRS; MOISTURE EFFECTS; MOISTURE GROWTHS; MOISTURE TRANSPORTS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURES; POROUS BLOCKS; POROUS DOMAINS; POROUS MATERIAL; THERMAL COMFORT EVALUATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL; VAPOR FLUXES; WATER VAPOR PRESSURES;

BUILDING CODES;

EID: 59849090098     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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