A comprehensive model for transient moisture transport in wood below the fiber saturation point: Physical background, implementation and experimental validation

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1861-1866

  Eitelberger, J ^a   Hofstetter, K ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coupled problems; Experimental validation; Finite element method; Microstructure; Transient moisture diffusion; Wood

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; COUPLED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; COUPLED PROBLEMS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FIBER SATURATION POINTS; FINITE ELEMENT; MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTIONS; MODEL PREDICTION; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; RESEARCH EFFORTS; TRANSIENT TRANSPORT; WOOD SPECIMENS;

COUPLED CIRCUITS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOISTURE; SORPTION;

WOOD;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOISTURE; SATURATION; TRANSPORT; WOOD;

EID: 79960474026     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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