A whole range hygric material model: Modelling liquid and vapour transport properties in porous media

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 286-296

  Scheffler, Gregor A ^a   Plagge, Rudolf ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Liquid conductivity; Material modelling; Moisture retention; Moisture storage; Moisture transport; Vapour permeability

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CONDUCTIVITY; MATERIAL MODELLING; MOISTURE RETENTION; MOISTURE STORAGE; MOISTURE TRANSPORT;

CAPILLARITY; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MOISTURE;

EID: 71749116911     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.09.030     Document Type: Article

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