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High-Temperature Drying of Douglas-Fir Dimension Lumber
Douglas-fir dimension lumber (2 by 4, 2 by 6) was dried by three categories of kiln schedules–conventional temperature, elevated-high temperature, and high temperature with and without restraint. The objectives were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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High-Temperature Drying: Its Application to the Drying of Lumber
In recent years marked advances have been made in the construction of high-temperature kilns in Germany. The kilns are well insulated and vapor-tight, so that heat losses and deterioration of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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High-Temperature Initial Drying of Wood: Potential for Energy Recovery
The reduction in energy consumption when drying wood is an important consideration of the forest products industry. A method whereby lumber is initially dried at high temperatures prior to final […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1980 |
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High-Temperature Kiln Drying of Spruce Joists
It has been demonstrated that green eastern spruce joists can be successfully kiln-dried to 19 percent moisture content in less than 15 hours using a constant dry bulb temperature of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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High-temperature kiln-drying of 1-inch red alder lumber
A four-step study of various high-temperature kiln schedules was conducted on green, 1-inch red alder lumber. The objective was to find a shortened schedule yielding lumber comparable to that obtained […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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High-Temperature Kiln-Drying of 4/4 Lumber from 12 Hardwood Species
One-inch lumber of 12 hardwood species was kiln-dried by two schedules: 1) 230?F on stock green from the saw to 6 to 8 percent moisture content (MC) in 50 to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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High-Temperature Kiln-Drying of Northern Aspen 2 By 4 Inch Light-Framing Lumber
A high-temperature schedule suitable for drying mixed trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) and balsam poplar (P. balsamifera L.) studs, according to grade requirements for maximum moisture content (MC) and with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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High-Temperature Kiln-Drying Red Maple Lumber–Some Options
High-temperature drying (HTD) is attractive to many hardwood lumber processors because of shorter kiln residence, which saves energy and provides faster turnover of inventory. However, in some species more drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Highlights Leading Up to Modern Kiln Drying
Even in 735 B. C., men wrote of timber drying by the ancients. Highlighted in this paper are the developments leading up to the science of kiln-drying in two basic […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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History of Kiln Drying Associations and Kiln Drying Clubs in the United States
Kiln drying organizations have been in existence for 25 years or longer. There is a fundamental similarity of seasoning problems which brings together kiln operators. The greatest impetus to the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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How Can Progressive Research and Development Aid the Lumber Industry?
The lumber industry is faced with problems in material handling, production, engineering, equipment, and marketing. A panel of members the Pacific Northwest Section, FPRS, discussed these problems and how research […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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How to Cut Tree Disks Without Formation of Checks
Crosscutting of tree stems relieves longitudinal growth stresses and converts them into tangential tension forces near the ends of the logs. Tree disks cut from the ends of logs therefore […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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How to Formulate Dry-Kiln Schedules
The efficient operation of a lumber dry kiln depends to a considerable extent on the use of drying schedules that reduce over-all kiln time and minimize seasoning degrade. Forced-air-circulation dry […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1985 | |
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Ills Besetting the Furniture Industry
A few of the problems faced by the furniture industry are described, including the waste and difficulty encountered in using poorly manufactured lumber from small mills, and the problems of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1949 |
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Impact of curve sawing on kiln-drying and MSR grading
This research evaluated how curve sawing affects drying degrade and machine stress rating (MSR) of lumber. The study was based on comparative mill tests involving a sample of 204 black […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Impact of kiln variables and green weight on moisture uniformity of wide grand-fir lumber
Eighteen kiln runs of grand-fir (Abies grandis) dried to determine the impact of kiln variables and green weight on moisture uniformity of grand-fir lumber. Each of the 18 kiln runs […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Impacts of high-temperature and restraint on kiln-dried grand fir studs curve sawn from small-diameter logs
A total of 1,800 grand fir (Abies grandis) studs, curve sawn from small-diameter (approximately 4 to 7 in [102 to 178 mm]) sawlogs, were kiln-dried to determine the effects of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1977 | |
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Importance of Moisture in Wood
The most important reason for drying wood is to prevent shrinkage and swelling during use and manufacture. Dimensional change in wood occurs at or below the fiber saturation point (about […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
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Improved Utilization of Western Hardwoods By Modern Drying
Increasing amounts of western hardwoods are being cut commercially. Satisfactory drying of western hardwoods is a tremendously important consideration in their fuller utilization. Some western hardwoods are difficult to dry […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Improving the Thermal Efficiency of Dry Kilns
Vent air measurements show that compartment-type kilns without vent air controls may consume twice as much steam as well maintained kilns with automatic vent dampers. The individual kiln operator must […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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In-Woods Drying of Eucalypts in Southern Florida
Trees were felled on November 15 and partitioned into three subsets. One subset was destructively sampled for initial moisture content, another cut into 8-foot bolts and allowed to dry 4 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Industrial implementation of an integrated kiln-drying system (IKDS)
A new model for kiln-drying has been developed, implemented, and tested in a sawmill. The model is based on an Integrated Kiln-Drying System (IKDS). The following tasks have been integrated […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Industrial Use of Solar Heat in Lumber Drying: A Long-Term Performance Report
In a technical note appearing in the Forest Products Journal (February 1979), construction progress and engineering details of two liquid-transfer solar dry kilns were reported. The kilns were pre-existing, 50 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |