Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10286084 Energy and Buildings 2005 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
A method of laying a layer of humid porous medium on roof to gain free cooling effect by passive water evaporation is proposed. Numeric model for simulating cooling effect is built with the help of experimental results of physical properties for humid porous medium, which shows advantage over analytical solutions because of the supposition of constant physical properties in the latter. Through the comparison between simulated and experimental results, the model is validated. And the method of evaporation cooling effect with humid porous medium on the roof is tested to be feasible.
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