An improved drying schedule for Australian ironbark timber: Optimisation and experimental validation

Drying Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-70

  Langrish, T A G ^a   Brooke, A S ^a   Davis, C L ^a   Musch, H E ^b   Barton, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drying schedules; Hardwood; Optimisation; Timber quality

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIAN IRONBARK TIMBER; DIFFUSION MODEL; DRYING SCHEDULE; HARDWOOD; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL TECHNIQUES; TIMBER QUALITY;

CRACK INITIATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCHEDULING; STRAIN; WOOD;

DRYING;

EID: 0030836127     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939708917218     Document Type: Article

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