Drying rate and temperature profile for superheated steam vacuum drying and moist air drying of softwood lumber

Drying Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1135-1147

  Pang, S ^a   Dakin, M ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drying time; Kiln stack; Moist air; Moisture content; Radiata pine; Superheated steam; Temperature drop; Vacuum drying

Indexed keywords

KILNS; LUMBER; MOISTURE; STEAM; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

HOT MOIST AIR DRYING; SUPERHEATED STEAM VACUUM DRYING;

DRYING;

DRYING; STEAM; WOOD;

EID: 0032771560     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939908917599     Document Type: Article

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