Investigation of effects of wood variability and rheological properties on lumber drying: Application of mathematical models

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 103-110

  Pang, Shusheng ^a,b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Drying model; Drying stress; Lumber drying; Moisture content; Softwood; Stress model

Indexed keywords

KILNS; LUMBER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RHEOLOGY; SOFTWOODS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

WOOD VARIABILITY;

DRYING;

LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; MODEL; MOISTURE; RHEOLOGY; STRESS; WOOD;

DRYING; HEART WOOD; KILNS; LUMBER; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; SAP WOOD; SOFTWOODS;

EID: 0037185914     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(01)00278-9     Document Type: Article

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