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Record Nr.

UNINA9910739453803321

Titolo

Hygrothermal Numerical Simulation Tools Applied to Building Physics / / by João M.P.Q. Delgado, Eva Barreira, Nuno M.M. Ramos, Vasco Peixoto de Freitas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

9781283944724

1283944723

9783642350030

3642350038

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Computational Mechanics, , 2191-5350

Altri autori (Persone)

DelgadoJoao M. P. Q

Disciplina

600

Soggetti

Building materials

Materials - Analysis

Mechanics, Applied

Solids

Building Materials

Characterization and Analytical Technique

Solid Mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Hygrothermal Simulation Tools -- Application Examples -- Conclusions and Recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a critical review on the development and application of hygrothermal analysis methods to simulate the coupled transport processes of Heat, Air, and Moisture (HAM) transfer for one or multidimensional cases. During the past few decades there has been relevant development in this field of study and an increase in the professional use of tools that simulate some of the physical phenomena that are involved in Heat, Air and Moisture conditions in building components or elements. Although there is a significant amount of hygrothermal models referred in the literature, the vast majority of them are not easily available to the public outside the



institutions where they were developed, which restricts the analysis of this book to only 14 hygrothermal modelling tools. The special features of this book are (a) a state-of-the-art of numerical simulation tools applied to building physics, (b) the boundary conditions importance, (c) the material properties, namely, experimental methods for the measurement of relevant transport properties, and (d) the numerical investigation and application The main benefit of the book is that it discusses all the topics related to numerical simulation tools in building components (including state-of-the-art and applications) and presents some of the most important theoretical and numerical developments in building physics, providing a self-contained major reference that is appealing to both the scientists and the engineers. At the same time, this book will be going to the encounter of a variety of scientific and engineering disciplines, such as civil and mechanical engineering, architecture, etc… The book is divided in several chapters that intend to be a resume of the current state of knowledge for benefit of professional colleagues.