Comminution process to produce wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from veneer

Dooley, James H.; Lanning, David N.

Title: Comminution process to produce wood particles of uniform size and shape with disrupted grain structure from veneer

Patent · Tue Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1348840

Dooley, James H.; Lanning, David N.

Comminution process of wood veneer to produce wood particles, by feeding wood veneer in a direction of travel substantially normal to grain through a counter rotating pair of intermeshing arrays of cutting discs arrayed axially perpendicular to the direction of wood veneer travel, wherein the cutting discs have a uniform thickness (Td), to produce wood particles characterized by a length dimension (L) substantially equal to the Td and aligned substantially parallel to grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) aligned normal to W and L, wherein the W.times.H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces with end checking between crosscut fibers.

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Research Organization:: Forest Concepts, LLC, Auburn, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: SC0002291

Assignee:: Forest Concepts, LLC

Patent Number(s):: 9,604,387

Application Number:: 13/650,400

OSTI ID:: 1348840

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Oct 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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