Physically based modelling of the material and gaseous contaminant interactions in buildings: Models, experimental data and future developments

Advances in Building Energy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-93

  Blondeau, P ^a,b,c,d   Tiffonnet, A L ^b   Allard, F ^c   Haghighat, F ^d  

^a University of Caen ^*

^b Universite de Caen Basse Normandie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^d Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Building materials; Diffusion; Indoor air quality; Mass transfer; Modelling; Surface reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549148925     PISSN: 17512549     EISSN: 17562201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/aber.2008.0203     Document Type: Article

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