Temperature effect on diffusion coefficient in drying wood

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-332

  Kang, Ho Yang ^a   Hart, C Arthur ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Drying temperature; Moisture diffusion; Simulation; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542469187     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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