Experimental study of cooling effects of a passive evaporative cooling wall constructed of porous ceramics with high water soaking-up ability

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 461-472

  He, Jiang ^a   Hoyano, Akira ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capillary attraction; Evaporative cooling; Heat island; Passive cooling wall; Porous ceramics; Water soaking up

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY ATTRACTION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; HEAT ISLAND; PASSIVE COOLING WALL; POROUS CERAMICS; WATER SOAKING-UP;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; HEAT FLUX; MIXED CONVECTION; PARKS; PIPE; RADIATION EFFECTS; SUN; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

COOLING;

CERAMICS; COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT ISLAND; POROUS MEDIUM; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70350210512     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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