An assessment of the use of characteristic drying curves for the high-temperature drying of softwood timber

Langrish, T A.G.

doi:10.1080/07373939908917586

Title: An assessment of the use of characteristic drying curves for the high-temperature drying of softwood timber

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An explicit assessment has been carried out, using the experimental data of Pang (1994), of the applicability of the concept of a characteristic drying curve to the drying of Pinus radiata softwood timber. This concept has been used recently by Pang and Keey (1994) and Nijdam and Keey (1996) when investigating the expected drying behavior of a complete stack of timber. The concept appears to be applicable over the range of wet-bulb depressions which are common inside the stacks of timber, supporting its use in kiln-wide analysis of frying behavior.

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Langrish, T A.G. ^[1]

Univ. of Sydney, New South Wales (Australia). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Publication Date:: Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1999

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 355711

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Drying Technology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 4-5; Other Information: PBD: Apr-May 1999

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY; WOOD; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; KILNS; DRYERS

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  title        = {An assessment of the use of characteristic drying curves for the high-temperature drying of softwood timber},

  author       = {Langrish, T A.G.},

  abstractNote = {An explicit assessment has been carried out, using the experimental data of Pang (1994), of the applicability of the concept of a characteristic drying curve to the drying of Pinus radiata softwood timber. This concept has been used recently by Pang and Keey (1994) and Nijdam and Keey (1996) when investigating the expected drying behavior of a complete stack of timber. The concept appears to be applicable over the range of wet-bulb depressions which are common inside the stacks of timber, supporting its use in kiln-wide analysis of frying behavior.},

  doi          = {10.1080/07373939908917586},

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  journal      = {Drying Technology},
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  volume       = 17,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},

  month        = {Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1999}

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