The influence of concrete density and conductivity on walls' thermal inertia parameters under a variety of masonry and insulation placements

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 325-337

  Kontoleon, K J ^a   Theodosiou, Th G ^a   Tsikaloudaki, K G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Concrete density conductivity; Decrement factor; Thermal circuit model; Time lag; Transient analysis

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; CONCRETE PLACING; CONCRETES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CONCRETE DENSITY; CONCRETE PLACEMENT; CONDUCTIVITY VARIATION; DECREMENT FACTOR; DYNAMIC THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS; THERMAL CIRCUIT MODEL; TIME LAG;

THERMAL INSULATION;

CONCRETE; DENSITY; INERTIA; INSULATION; MASONRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPORAL PERIOD; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WALL;

EID: 84880348632     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.06.029     Document Type: Article

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