Influence of local variations of air velocity and flow direction reversals on the drying of stacked timber boards in kilns

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 882-892

  Nijdam, J J ^a   Keey, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airflow reversals; Bypass; Flow maldistribution; Moisture content variation; Timber drying

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; DRYING; FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 0000619234     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387696523184     Document Type: Article

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