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Estimating Air-Drying Moisture Content Losses for Red Oak and Yellow-Poplar Lumber
Air-drying below an optimum moisture content (MC) results in excessive costs as a result of both increased inventory expenses and loss of quality. Industry has found it impractical to obtain […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Estimating air-drying times of small-diameter ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir
One potential use for small-diameter ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir timber is in log form. Many potential uses of logs require some degree of drying. Even though these small diameters may […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Estimating kiln schedules for tropical and temperate hardwoods using specific gravity
Dry-kiln schedules have been developed for many hardwood species, but many more, especially tropical species, do not have a recommended schedule. The study reported herein investigated the possibility of estimating […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1997 |
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Estimating the Moisture Content of Lumber During the Drying Process
The moisture centent of lumber during drying is usually estimated based on data obtained from kiln samples. This has a number of drawbacks: moisture content varies within each board, as […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Ether Extractives of Red Pine and Possible Means of Reducing Resin Exudation
When red pine is used for exterior siding, considerable resin may exude from knots. Most of the resin is composed of solid resin acids and fatty acids with terpenes serving […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Evaluation of a New Portable Radio Frequency Moisture Meter on Lumber with Drying Gradients
A portable radiofrequency moisture meter has been developed that responds to water in wood over a wide range of MCs. The instrument operates at a frequency of 7 Mhz supplying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1977 |
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Evaluation of a radio-frequency/vacuum dryer for eradicating the pinewood nematode in green sawn wood
Three exploratory drying runs were carried out to evaluate a radio-frequency/vacuum (RF/V) kiln for the eradication of the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. The unit was equipped with parallel electrodes operating […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Evaluation of An Oil-Fired Veneer Dryer–Its Effect on Glue Bond Quality
An oil-fired dryer was suspected as the source of trouble in a glueline quality problem in cold press production using soybean adhesives and Douglas-fir 1/10-inch veneers. The study was divided […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Evaluation of energy conservation by second-stage drying
Second-stage drying is a process in which latent heat from a dry kiln is captured and used to heat a smaller secondary kiln. Three second-stage chambers were constructed and three […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Evaluation of Microwave and Nuclear Moisture Gages for Establishing Water Content Segregations in Southern Pine Green Veneer and Lumber
Readings obtained with a nuclear density backscatter gauge and a microwave moisture meter equipped with transmission and surface sensing heads are linearly correlated with southern pine green veneer and lumber […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Evaluation of the Gluability of Pressure Steam-Dried Wood
Yellow-poplar and red oak blanks were kiln-dried using conventional schedules and a relatively new, high-temperature, pressure steam-drying process. The blanks for each species and drying process were manufactured into five […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Experimental Solar-Dehumidifier Kiln for Drying Lumber
The technologies of solar and dehumidification kiln-drying-two energy-efficient methods for drying lumber–were merged to take advantage of the benefits, while eliminating many of the drawbacks of the individual methods. A […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Exploratory radio-frequency/vacuum drying of three B.C. coastal softwoods
Five exploratory drying runs were carried out in a commercial size (23 m3) radio-frequency/vacuum (RF/V) kiln. The species investigated were Pacific Coast hemlock, Douglas-fir, and western redcedar of different sizes […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Exploring the effects of further drying on the tensile capacity of kiln-dried lumber
Some current models for the relationship between moisture content (MC) and strength of lumber predict a decrease in ultimate tensile stress with a decrease in MC below approximately 15 percent. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Factors affecting the value of moulded products from yellow-poplar lumber
The increasing interest in using yellow-poplar lumber for moulding and millwork has brought about the need to know how the final product value is affected by various material and processing […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Factors Associated with the Development of Collapse in Aspen During Kiln Drying
Knowledge of the phenomenon of collapse is limited; yet it occurs commonly in several species including aspen, particularly in wet wood. This study relates to incidence, extent, and characteristics of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Factors That Affect the Cost of Hardwood Kiln Drying
Costs for drying hardwood lumber in conventional kilns are discussed and the more important factors influencing these costs are identified. The data presented are the part a composite of information […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Factors That Affect the Time Required to High-Temperature Dry Pine Dimension Lumber
The influences of three stack widths, two sticker thicknesses, three target air velocities through the stack, and three fan reversal conditions are evaluated by a replicated experiment. Forty-five kiln charges […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Factors to Be Considered in Force Drying Wood Finishes
In force drying finishes, the most important property of the wood to be considered is its hygroscopicity; its hollow cell structure allows it to absorb and release moisture readily. The […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Feasibility of an integrated manufacturing system for kiln-drying hardwood lumber
This study explores the economics of conventional kiln-drying of hardwood lumber within a wood products industrial park. The facilities examined were: 1) an independent dry kiln; 2) a dry kiln/warehouse; […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Feasibility of drying CCA-treated red pine poles during fixation
This study evaluates the effects of exposing red pine poles to combinations of high humidity fixation and low humidity drying conditions in a kiln immediately after treatment with chromated copper […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Feedback control for drying Zelkova serrata using in-process acoustic emission monitoring
If internal stresses could somehow be monitored, they might serve as warning signals that drying defects are about to occur. Checking caused by drying stresses can be regarded as the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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Feedback control for drying Zelkova serrata using in-process acoustic emission monitoring
If internal stresses could somehow be monitored, they might serve as warning signals that drying defects are about to occur. Checking caused by drying stresses can be regarded as the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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Field test of edgewise restraint southern pine lumber drying
Laboratory and pilot-scale research has shown the efficacy of edgewise restraint as a means of reducing warp in pine dimension lumber drying, specifically for the 2 by 4 size. As […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1996 |