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Drying characteristics of hem-fir squares as affected by species and basic density presorting
Thick hem-fir lumber (101-mm square) was sorted into six groups based on species and basic density. All groups were dried with the same schedule in an experimental kiln. Final moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Drying Chemically Treated Scarlet Oak and White Oak Lumber
Although results of study are inconclusive, they indicate that chemical treatment with Morton Lumber Cure (a buffered salt, consisting essentially of sodium chloride and some undisclosed corrosion inhibiting additives) can […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Drying Curves and Wood Quality of Silver Maple Jet-Dried At High Temperature
Silver maple of 4/4 and 8/4 thickness was jet-dried over a range of operating conditions from 225? to 400?F temperature and 1,000 to 9,000 feet per minute air velocity. Drying […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Drying Diffusion Coefficients in Wood as Affected By Temperature
The purpose of this research was to determine the effective temperature at which wood dries when exposed to different drying temperatures. Rates of drying measurements were made on small, flat-grain […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Drying End Point Determination During High-Temperature Drying
Drying end point for slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm. var. elliottii) during high temperature kiln drying can be determined by monitoring core temperature of sample boards. This method has been […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Drying in Russia: Research and Practice
This report is a discussion of the drying practices used in Russia as of 1963. The comment is made that the drying methods in the Soviet Union are in principle […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Drying lumber of submerchantable length
Softwood sawmills generate a large quantity of short pieces of lumber due to end trimming. Short pieces might also be generated by cutting the defects out of full-length, low-grade lumber. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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Drying of Prefrozen Redwood . . . Fundamental and Applied Considerations
Freezing significantly improved the subsequent accelerated drying behavior of redwood heartwood. Defects were greatly reduced or eliminated and shrinkage was reduced irrespective of collapse development. Improved drying behavior was obtained […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Drying of Veneers in a Fluid Bed
African mahogany (Kha a ivorensis), European beech (Fagus sylvatica) , and obeche (Triplochitron scleroxylon) veneers 1/16 and 1/6 inch in thickness were dried in a fluid bed or a platen […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Drying Problems Associated with High Pressure Preservation Treatment of Karri Cross Arms
Seventy-four green crossarms, 3-3/8 by 3-3/8 by 108 inches, of Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) were dried under various conditions to bring the moisture content to a level suitable for pressure treatment […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Drying Problems in the Pacific Northwest
Drying problems in the Pacific Northwest are the 19 percent maximum moisture content specifications for kiln-dried lumber for such species as hemlock and the true firs, degrade losses from planer […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Drying Southern Hardwood Timbers, Crossties, and Posts
Seasoning of wood can be accomplished by the natural flow of air from the environment in which the wood is placed or by some artificial means which simulates the natural […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Drying Southern Pine At 240 Degrees F–Effects of Air Velocity and Humidity, Board Thickness and Density
In all, 108 kiln loads (24 boards per load) of southern pine lumber were dried at 240?F in an air-steam mixture. Boards were 8 feet long, 4 inches wide, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1972 |
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Drying Stresses in Hardboard and the Introduction of Cross-Linking Stresses By a Heat Treatment
In a cross-linking process, such as a heat treatment, covalent bonds are formed in the cellulosic material at almost water free conditions, where the dimensions of the cellulosic material are […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Drying Stresses in Red Oak
The effect of relative humidity variation on tensile and compressive stresses perpendicular to grain, during drying of 2-inch red oak at 110?F. was investigated. Red oak was shown to experience […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Drying Stresses in Red Oak: Effect of Temperature
The effects of kiln-drying at 80 to 140?F. and controlled room drying at 35 and 80?F. on tensile and compressive stresses, perpendicular to grain, in 2-inch red oak are reported. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Drying Stresses in Veneer and Their Relief
Flat sawn, planed 1/8-inch check-free veneer samples of Liquidambar styraciflua L. heartwood were subjected to drying at -7? to 360?F. Small microtome knife-sliced layers were evaluated for casehardening stress based […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1961 |
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Drying Sweetgum Veneer with Combinations of Impinging Hot Air and Microwave Energy
Sweetgum veneer utilized in the manufacture of crates and boxes is very susceptible to mold and decay if wet pockets remain after drying. These are due to differential drying rates […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Drying Tests with a Weight-Actuated Lumber-Drying Control System
An experimental weight-actuated lumber drying control system using four 25,000-lb electric load cells is described. The operating principle is that the load cells sense the change in weight, and therefore […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Drying thick western hemlock in a laboratory radio-frequency/vacuum dryer with constant and variable electrode voltage
Drying experiments with western hemlock lumber, 91 mm square in cross section, were carried out in a laboratory radio-frequency/vacuum dryer with two different electrode voltage methods (constant and variable). During […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Drying Tree Disks Simply and Without Defects
The presence of boxed pith in tree cross sections creates differential shrinkage stresses during drying which, combined with even small surface stresses, will cause checking in the form of V-shaped […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1974 |
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Drying Trembling Aspen Lumber in Direct-Fired Kilns
Trembling aspen 2- by 4-inch dimension lumber was dried in 4 days with schedules that can be used in commercial direct-fired kilns that have no steam humidification. Constant high dry-bulb […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Drying West Coast Dimension to Meet the New Lumber Standards
A series of kiln-drying studies were made over an 8-year period with the objectives of developing adequate moisture measurement procedures, determining seasoning degrade magnitude and costs, establishing the relationship of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Drying Yellow-Poplar At Temperatures Above 100 Degrees C.
A single, simple drying procedure was examined to formulate a general description of the process of high-temperature drying of yellow-poplar lumber. One-inch boards from a single yellow-poplar log were dried […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |