Numerical investigation of simultaneous heat and mass transfer mechanisms occurring in a gypsum board exposed to fire conditions

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1461-1469

  Kontogeorgos, D ^a   Founti, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION MASS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EQUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRE CONDITION; GYPSUM BOARD; GYPSUM SAMPLE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HIGH VELOCITY; LOCAL THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM; MASS TRANSFER MECHANISM; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; POROUS BUILDING MATERIAL; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION; VAPOR MIGRATION;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FIRES; GYPSUM; HEATING; POROUS MATERIALS; VAPORS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 77951208912     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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