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Drying-Rate Curves for One-Inch Yellow-Poplar Lumber in Low Temperature Forced-Air Dryers
One-inch yellow-poplar sapwood and heartwood can be forced-air dried to 18 percent moisture content within 3.5 days in dryers capable of maintaining 120?F and EMC control of 10 percent. With […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Dynamic Transverse Compression Treatment to Improve Drying Behavior of Yellow Birch
In an effort to improve the drying characteristics of yellow birch lumber, an investigation was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a dynamic transverse compression treatment prior to kiln-drying. Clear […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1971 |
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Economic analysis of producing red oak dimension squares with a radio-frequency vacuum dry kiln
This project presents a case study analysis of the production of red oak dimension squares from Prime, No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 grade logs. The processing facility integrates […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Economics of Manufacturing Structural Lumber from Hardwoods Using the Saw-Dry-Rip (SDR) Concept
Forest Service research has demonstrated that straight structural lumber can be manufactured from low- to medium-density hardwoods such as red maple, yellow-poplar, and sweetgum. The technique is referred to as […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Effect of Accelerated Fixation on Decay of CCA-Treated Wood
Hardwood (birch) and softwood (southern yellow pine) stakes were treated with chromated copper arsenate and fixed either at room temperature or by steaming. These stakes were subjected to testing in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Effect of Air Flow on Heat Transfer and Water Evaporation in Jet-Drying Systems
Air-impingement utilizing a pattern of air jets whose air stream impinges at a 90-degree angle to the drying surface appears to be a very effective means of creating desirable boundary-layer […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Effect of air velocity on surface EMC in the drying of red oak lumber
The effect of air velocity (AV) on board surface moisture content (MC) and near surface profile in the drying of 25-mm red oak was investigated. AVs of 1.02, 3.05, and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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Effect of Alcohol in Preventing Collapse Under Extreme Drying Conditions
Extreme checking and collapse in red oak (Quercus rubra L. and yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt.) under oven-drying conditions can be eliminated if the water in the specimens is replaced […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1968 |
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Effect of Chemical Treatment on Seasoning Stain in Redwood
In this study, the potentialities and limitations of chemical and physical surface treatments to diminish the seasoning stain of redwood were investigated. All treatments were most effective at pH 3.5. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1964 |
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Effect of Compression on Moisture Content and Sorption Hysteresis of Aspen Plywood
Specimens of aspen plywood from quarter-sliced veneer were conditioned to 8 and 16 percent moisture content and compressed in the tangential direction to strain levels of from zero to 45 […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1966 |
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Effect of Compression Wood on the Mechanical Properties of White Spruce and Red Pine
Compression wood in Picea glauca (Moench) Voss and Pinus resinosa Ait. lowers the strength (compression parallel to grain, static bending, and toughness) per unit weight of wood. But because of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Effect of conditioning and mechanical deflection on the warp of kiln-dried southern pine studs
Warped southern yellow pine studs were heated in a kiln at high relative humidity then cooled to room temperature in a jig that deflected them in a direction opposite to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1990 |
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Effect of Delay Between Treatment and Drying on Toughness of CCA-Treated Southern Pine
Small clear specimens of southern pine were treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) type C preservative, maintained in a saturated condition for various periods of time (time delay), and dried […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Effect of delayed drying time on copper distribution in the annual rings of ACQ-treated southern yellow pine research stakes
The copper in the new second-generation wood preservative systems for exterior residential applications in North America has been reported to require longer periods to fix in wood and to be […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Effect of Drying Conditions on Durability of California Redwood
In this study, extracted and unextracted redwood heartwood specimens were tested for decay resistance to a number of wood-destroying fungi. Kiln-drying or air-drying followed by kiln-drying as used in the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1962 |
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Effect of Drying Temperature on the Clear Wood Strength of Southern Pine Treated with CCA-Type A
The objective of this work was to determine the effect of post-treatment drying on selected properties of small, clear southern pine specimens cut from dimension lumber previously treated with CCA. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Effect of Final Steaming on Distribution and Permanence of Pentachlorophenol in Air-Seasoned Southern Yellow Pine Pole Sections Pressure Treated with Pentachlorophenol-Petroleum
After-treatment methods for conditioning pressure treated wood have gained importance in recent years. With steaming becoming the most popular final conditioning method, the effects of steaming on the preservative gradient […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1957 |
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Effect of Heat Treatment on the Surface of Douglas-Fir Veneer
A number of Douglas-fir plywood panels were subjected to severe drying conditions. The veneer was found to be susceptible to the development of inactivation when over-dried, but this susceptibility varied […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Effect of high temperature drying on permeability and treatment of western hemlock lumber
The effect of drying conditions on gas permeability and preservative treatability was assessed on western hemlock lumber. Although there were no differences in gas permeability between lumber dried at conventional […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2003 |
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Effect of high-temperature drying on bending and shear strengths of western hemlock lumber
Western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) 38- by 140-mm (2 by 6) dimension lumber visually graded as No.2 & Better was dried using conventional and accelerated kiln schedules to determine if the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2002 |
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Effect of high-temperature drying on bending strength and load duration of Douglas-fir 2 by 4’s
Matched samples of Douglas-fir 2 by 4’s kiln-dried either conventionally or by high temperature were tested for static bending strength or duration to failure under constant bending load. The high-temperature […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1988 |
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Effect of High-Temperature Drying on Bending Strength of Yellow-Poplar 2 By 4’S
Four different sawing and drying combinations were used to process yellow-poplar logs into 2 by 4’s: conventional sawing with either conventional kiln-drying or with high-temperature drying and flitch sawing with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1983 |
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Effect of High-Temperature Drying on Quality and Strength of Western Hemlock
The study investigates the feasibility of reducing kiln-drying time by employing temperatures above 212?F. Three schedules were used: the first started with a dry bulb temperature of 220?F. and a […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Effect of High-Temperature Drying on Tensile Strength of Douglas-Fir 2 By 4’S
High-temperature kiln-drying can reduce strength of Douglas- fir. Results of high-temperature drying research, reported in this paper, suggest that drying process variables may need consideration in establishing structural design values […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Effect of High-Temperature Drying on the Grade Yield and Shrinkage of Southern Pine Lumber
This study reveals that high-temperature drying has a significantly higher lumber grade yield with only a slightly (yet significantly) higher shrinkage rate than conventional drying. It has been shown in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |