Experimental quantification of heat and mass transfer process through vegetated roof samples in a new laboratory setup

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 25-26, 2011, Pages 5149-5162

  Tabares Velasco, Paulo Cesar ^a,b   Srebric, Jelena ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Evapotranspiration; Green roofs; Heat and mass transfer; Planted roofs

Indexed keywords

COLD PLATES; DATA SETS; ENERGY BALANCE CALCULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUX REDUCTION; GREEN ROOF; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LABORATORY SET-UP; VEGETATED ROOF; WATER CONTROL; WATER STORAGE;

ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; LABORATORIES; ROOFS; WATER SUPPLY;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 80053196813     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.08.034     Document Type: Article

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