Evaluation of three semi-empirical models for superheated steam vacuum drying of timbers

Drying Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 875-893

  Elustondo, Diego ^a   Oliveira, Luiz ^b   Avramidis, Stavros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drying; Modeling; Superheated steam; Timber; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

MOISTURE CONTROL; TIMBER; VACUUM;

STEAM DRYING;

DRYING;

DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TIMBER INDUSTRY;

EID: 0042427357     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DRT-120021690     Document Type: Article

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