A building corner model for hygrothermal performance and mould growth risk analyses

DOI10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.05.026zbMath1176.80057MaRDI QIDQ1038183

Gerson Henrique dos Santos, Nathan Mendes, Paulo Cesar Philippi

Publication date: 17 November 2009

Published in: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.05.026

zbMATH Keywords

coupled heat; air and moisture transfer; building corner simulation; mould growth risk

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76S05: Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage

76M20: Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

76M12: Finite volume methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics

76D45: Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids

Uses Software

• FLUENT

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