Moisture flow characteristics during radio frequency vacuum drying of thick lumber

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages

  Zhang, L ^a   Avramidis, S ^a   Hatzikiriakos, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 3342915718     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00702614     Document Type: Article

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