Sensitivity analysis of internal mat environment during hot-pressing

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-209

  Zombori, Balázs G ^a   Kamke, Frederick A ^a   Watson, Layne T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flakeboard; Hot pressing; Modeling; Simulation; Wood composite

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEAT TRANSFER; HOT PRESSING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOCOUPLES;

FINAL PANEL DENSITY; INTERNAL MAT ENVIRONMENT; PRESS CLOSING TIME; PRESS PLATEN TEMPERATURE;

PARTICLE BOARD;

COMPOSITES; DENSITY; HEAT TRANSFER; HOT PRESSING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTENT; PARTICLE BOARDS; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCOUPLES;

EID: 2342474474     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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