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Accelerated kiln schedules for drying of hackberry, red oak, and sweetgum lumber
Acceleration of dry kiln schedules was investigated as a means of increasing the drying rates of hackberry, red oak, and sweetgum lumber. Results indicated that accelerated schedules can significantly increase […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Accelerated kiln schedules for drying of hardwood lumber
To increase kiln throughput, accelerated drying of hardwood lumber was investigated. For research accelerated schedules for five species were developed. Three were tested and are provided. Results were favorable with […]
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Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 2002 |
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Accelerated Methods of Drying Thick-Sliced and Thin-Sawed Loblolly Pine
This paper covers a study of the effectiveness of various methods to accelerate the drying of sawed and sliced loblolly pine of 3/16-, 3/8-, and 9/16-inch thicknesses. Drying rates, shrinkage […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Accuracy of Thermistor Method for Measuring Wood Temperature
Moisture-meter readings are affected not only by the moisture content (MC) of wood but also by its species and temperature. In checking the final MC of lumber after kiln-drying, it […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Air Drying 4/4 Red Oak in Southern Wisconsin
Oak flooring stock, like many other hardwood products, is commonly air seasoned to remove most of the moisture before it is kiln-dried to final moisture content. Experiments were made on […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Air Drying of Ponderosa Pine Lumber in Arizona
The climate of Arizona favors rapid air-drying to a relatively low moisture content. This experiment reports the time required to air-dry 4/4, 8/4 common, and 6/4 shop ponderosa pine to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Air Seasoning of California Redwood
Seventy percent of the redwood that is kiln-dried is sinker stock with moisture content in excess of 150 percent. Kiln-drying redwood results in some degrade which increases with increasing initial […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1953 |
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Ammoniacal Zinc Oxide Treatment as An Inhibitor of Fungi in Pine Lumber
An ammoniacal zinc oxide system which imparted good water and light resistance to wood was examined for its effectiveness in controlling mold and other fungal discolorations during the storage and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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An Air-Drying Technique to Control Surface Checking in Refractory Hardwoods
A device termed a moisture pallet provides a technique for sandwiching oak lumber between sheets of l/4-inch Douglas-fir plywood to greatly reduce surface checking during forced air drying. When combined […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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An Electronic System for Monitoring Gradients of Drying Wood
Study of the moisture and temperature diffusion of drying wood requires a practical means of continuous measurement. Existing measurement techniques are evaluated and the design of a composite sensing probe […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1984 |
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An Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Rate of Drying of Round Western Hemlock During the Boiling Under Vacuum Process
Experiments were conducted to establish a mathematical relationship between factors which cause the removal of moisture from wood and the moisture removed or condensate collected. Factors which are measurable and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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An investigation of the relationship between harvest season, log age, and drying schedule on the coloration of hard maple lumber
The preferred color of kiln-dried hard maple is bright white. Because of the importance of being able to consistently produce acceptable color, the objectives of this study were to quantify, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Analysis of a Rotary Dryer: Drying of Wood Particles
Rotary dryers, long used by the particleboard industry, are being put to growing use in the area of hogged fuel drying. Lack of information about the design and operating technology […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Analysis of Methods for Determining the Coefficient of Moisture Diffusion in Wood
The internal moisture diffusion coefficient D for wood and the coefficient S of surface moisture emission are the factors which determine the moisture gradients that exist in wood during the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Annual Review of Wood Drying
Activities in wood drying are covered for the period from July 1, 1964 to June 30, 1965. A bibliography of 60 references is included. The review also includes comments received […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Annual ring orientation effect and slope of grain in hemlock timber drying
This research was designed to evaluate the effect of annual ring orientation and slope of grain on the drying characteristic of 115-mm-square Pacific Coast hemlock timbers in a heat-and-vent kiln […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1982 | |
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Application of Dielectric Heating to the Seasoning of Wood
Placing an insulating material such as wood in a rapidly alternating electric field causes molecular friction which generates heat within the material. The temperature rise within the wood is not […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1948 |
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Application of radio-frequency heating to utility poles. part 1. radio-frequency/vacuum drying of roundwood
Electromagnetic radiation, such as radio-frequency heating has been shown to rapidly heat wood. Previous research at the University of British Columbia focused on the drying of sawnwood using a radio-frequency/vacuum […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2001 |
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Applied drying technology, 1978 to 1988
This paper reviews research and application publications in lumber drying that have been published during the last 10 years. It is divided into seven subject areas: Manuals and general articles, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Applied drying technology, 1988 to 1993
This paper, the third in a series covering applied drying from 1971 to the present, reviews research and technical articles describing fundamental and applied research on lumber drying published between […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Applying Cumulative Frequency Distribution in Moisture Control During Kiln Drying
An important question in kiln drying lumber is how to obtain maximum information about patterns of moisture variation that exist before, during and after kiln drying at minimum cost. Because […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
| Hardwood Symposium Proceedings | 1998 | |
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Aspects of Kiln Design
The author traces developments in dry kiln design and equipment. The greatest advancement over the early natural-draft type kilns was the power-driven fan circulating system. The external pressure blower type […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1947 |
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Automatic Programing and Control for Steam-Heated Lumber Dry Kilns
An automatic dry kiln control for use on either new or existing kilns was designed that: 1) Continually measured the wood moisture content in the kiln by weight, 2) determined […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |