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High Temperature Drying of Chips
A direct-fired, drum-type dryer is most commonly used to dry wood flakes, shavings, and chips. The hot gases, of about 1800?F., pass directly into the drum at about 4000 fpm […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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High-Quality Particleboard from Cross-Grain, Knife-Planed Hardwood Flakes
A factorial experimental design was used to study the effect of four hardwood species, three panel densities, and three cross-grain flake thicknesses on particleboard strength and dimensional properties, flake geometries, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Highlights from Wood for Structural and Architectural Purposes
Highlights of Chapter 6, “Renewable Resources for Structural and Architectural Purposes,” from the CORRIM report (Committee on Renewable Resources for Industrial Materials of the National Research Council) are presented. Timber […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Hot Melt Adhesive Applicator Speeds Gluing of Internal Bond Test Specimens
Two models (consumer and industrial) of electrically heated hand-held adhesive applicators in which adhesive dispensing is actuated by squeezing a trigger were evaluated. A multipurpose hot melt adhesive having a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Hot Melt Coatings for Wood Products
Hot melt coatings have several unique properties that make their use on wood composition boards appear to have commercial promise. They have excellent moisture barrier properties, a setting time generally […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1969 |
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How Durable Is Particleboard?
Protected and unprotected specimens of Douglas-fir flakeboard of various densities and containing different types and amounts of binders were tested after 1, 2, and 3 years of outdoor exposure. Similar […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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How Durable Is Particleboard? Part II: Effect of Temperature and Humidity
Eight different Douglas-fir flakeboards of various densities and containing different types and amounts of binders were tested after exposure to four different laboratory controlled conditions. A repeating cyclic exposure of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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How Mole Ratio of UF Resin Affects Formaldehyde Emission and Other Properties: A Literature Critique
A critical review was made of the literature concerned with how the formaldehyde to urea mole ratio (F/U) affects formaldehyde emission from particleboard and plywood bonded with urea-formalde hyde (UF) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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How Species and Board Densities Affect Properties of Exotic Hardwood Particleboards
Four exotic hardwood species, kiri (Paulownia tomentosa), virola (Virola spp.), limba (Terminalia superba) and afrormosia (Pericopsis elata), were used to make three-layer particleboards with one species and in combinations of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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How Wax and Particle Shape Affect Stability and Strength of Oak Particle Boards
This study was made to determine the effect of particle shape and inclusion of wax on the dimensional changes in particle boards conditioned to constant weight at various relative humidities; […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Humidity Cycling Effects on Pine Veneer-Particleboard Core Structure Panels
The influence of three repeated high-low RH cycles on dimensional changes and certain mechanical properties of the following three types of structural sandwich panels is presented: a) a three-ply, 7/8-inch-thick […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Hygroscopic Thickness Swelling and Related Properties of Selected Commercial Particleboards
Thickness swelling as a result of cyclic exposure to various relative humidity conditions of ten commercial particleboards was determined. An exposure cycle of 40 – 93 – 40 percent relative […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1973 |
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Impact Behavior of Particleboard as Related to Some Other Physical Properties
The impact strength, set, and elastic response of particleboard decking glued-nailed to simulated floor panels was determined under a sandbag drop test. The results of these tests on several commercial […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Impregnation to Control Dimensional Stability of Particleboard and Fiberboard
Three experiments were made to determine the effect of impregnation on irreversible and reversible swell of reconstituted products and on retention of strength characteristics at thoroughly water-soaked conditions. In the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Improved Chromotropic Acid Determination of Formaldehyde Evolution from Wood Composites
A simple, rapid and precise method of determining formaldehyde evolved from ground, air-dried samples of urea- or phenolformaldehyde-bonded particleboards or plywood is described. The determination may be carried out at […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Improved Particleboard Through Better Resin Efficiency
Dried, screened, Douglas-fir flakes were obtained from a flakeboard manufacturer and experimental boards were prepared following commercial practice. Variables investigated were: method of spraying (air-spray, airless spray, and sonic spray); […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Improving Mill Waferboard Properties By X-Ray-Densitometer Evaluation Methods
Vertical density profiles for commercial waferboards were determined by a X-ray densitometer method. Information regarding the non-homogeneous density distribution was reported back to the mill and subsequent changes in pressing […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Improving the deflection characteristics of shelves and side walls in panel-based cabinet furniture
Tests were conducted to determine the effect of various construction practices on the deflection characteristics of bookcases constructed of composites. There were 18 bookcases constructed and tested. Three cases each […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2003 |
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Improving the Properties of Commercial Phenolic-Bonded, Structural-Type Particleboards By Oil Tempering
The purpose of this study was to determine if properties of phenolic-bonded particleboards could be improved by oil tempering. Three phenolic-bonded particleboard. of 37, 44, and 51 pcf densities were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Improving the Surface Quality of Particleboard By High-Temperature Pressing
The smoothness of conventional particleboard is generally adequate for products in which the surface of the particleboard is finished by applying wood veneers or plastic sheets. For applications requiring painting […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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In-situ cure monitoring of isocyanate adhesives using microdielectric analysis
Recent advances in microelectronics have produced small electrodes that can be used for remote dielectric measurements. These miniature sensors are small enough to be embedded in a composite panel during […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Influence of ACA and CCA Waterborne Preservatives on the Properties of Aspen Waferboard
Aspen waferboards of 41 pcf nominal density were manufactured from untreated aspen wafers and wafers treated with 0.2 and 0.4 pcf ammoniacal copper arsenite (ACA) and chromated copper arsenate (CCA) […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Influence of board density, mat construction, and chip type on performance of particleboard made from eastern redcedar
The purpose of this study was to investigate mechanical and physical performances of particleboard made from low-value eastern redcedar trees. The properties evaluated included bending strength and stiffness, swelling, surface […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Influence of Chemical Additives on the Hydration Characteristics of Western Larch Wood-Cement-Water Mixtures
The influence of 30 inorganic and organic accelerators on hydration temperatures of a western larch cement mixture was determined. Seventeen compounds caused an increase in temperature from 25.4?C to over […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Influence of Flange Quality on the Load-Carrying Capacity of Composite Webbed I-Beams in Flexure
Due to the lack of information on the effect of using low quality lumber of small cross section in composite beams, this study was undertaken to determine the load-carrying capacity […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |