Relationship Between Speed of Sound and Moisture Content of Red Oak and Hard Maple During Drying

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-413

  Simpson, William T ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kiln control; Kiln drying; Nondestructive testing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRYING; KILNS; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

THREE-COMPONENT REGRESSION EQUATION;

WOOD;

EID: 0032182423     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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