Effect of panel moisture content and density on moisture movement in MDF

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-82

  Ganev, Stefan ^a,b   Cloutier, Alain ^a   Beauregard, Robert ^a   Gendron, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density; Diffusion coefficient; Effective water conductivity; Medium density fiberboard; Moisture content; Sorption isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE;

EFFECTIVE WATER CONDUCTIVITY; INSTANTANEOUS PROFILE METHOD;

PAPERBOARDS;

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOFTBOARDS;

EID: 0037279387     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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