Mathematical analysis of the evaporative process of a new technological treatment of rising damp in historic buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2414-2420

  Guimaraes A S ^a   Delgado, J M P Q ^a   de Freitas, V P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Moisture transfer; Numerical method; Rising damp treatment; Wall base ventilation system

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION FIELDS; EVAPORATIVE PROCESS; HISTORIC BUILDINGS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MOISTURE CONSERVATION; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MOVING AIR; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; SATURATED SURFACES; SHERWOOD NUMBERS; TECHNIQUES USED; TECHNOLOGICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT TECHNIQUES; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

BUILDINGS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); HISTORIC PRESERVATION; MOISTURE CONTROL; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PECLET NUMBER; VENTILATION;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ADVECTION; AIRFLOW; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HISTORIC BUILDING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOISTURE TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD; VENTILATION; WALL;

EID: 77954241997     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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