Validation of a coupled heat, vapour and liquid moisture transport model for porous materials implemented in CFD

Building and Environment

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 340-353

  Van Belleghem, M ^a   Steeman, M ^a   Janssen, H ^b   Janssens, A ^a   De Paepe, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CFD; Drying; HAM; Heat and moisture transfer; Porous material

Indexed keywords

DRYING; POROUS MATERIALS;

COUPLED HEAT; HAM; HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSPORT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MOISTURE TRANSFER; POROUS MEDIUM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 84908063111     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.06.024     Document Type: Article

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