Transient radon diffusion through radon-proof membranes: A new technique for more precise determination of the radon diffusion coefficient

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1318-1327

  Jiranek, Martin ^a   Svoboda, Zbynek ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Numerical analysis; Radon diffusion coefficient; Radon proof membrane; Transient radon diffusion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL METHODS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

DATA SETS; DISTRIBUTION CURVES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; MEASURED DATUM; MEASURING DEVICES; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; RADON DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; RADON TRANSFERS; RADON-PROOF MEMBRANE; SIMULATION MODELS; TRANSIENT MODELS; TRANSIENT RADON DIFFUSION;

RADON;

ALGORITHM; DATA SET; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR RADON; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 60249088241     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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