Comparison of shrinkage, checking, and absorbed energy in impact bending of Korean ash squares dried by a radio-frequency/vacuum process and a conventional kiln

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-72

  Lee, Nam Ho ^a   Jung, Hee Suk ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DRYING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; KILNS; SHRINKAGE; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

FRAXINUS; IMPACT BENDING; RADIO-FREQUENCY/VACUUM (RF/V) DRYING;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0033904158     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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