Transient multiphase model for the high-temperature thermal treatment of wood

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2340-2349

  Younsi, R ^a   Kocaefe, D ^a   Poncsak, S ^a   Kocaefe, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat and moisture transfer; High temperature wood treatment; Mathematical modeling; Validation of mathematical model

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; HIGH-TEMPERATURE WOOD TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; VALIDATION OF MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

WOOD;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WOOD;

CAPILLARITY; CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WOOD;

EID: 33745761065     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10860     Document Type: Article

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