Computational modelling of heat and mass transfer during the high-temperature heat treatment of wood

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 1424-1431

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

High temperature wood treatment; Mathematical modelling; Multiphase model; Simultaneous heat and moisture transfer; Validation

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

HIGH TEMPERATURE WOOD TREATMENT; MOISTURE TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE MODELS; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS;

WOOD;

HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WOOD;

EID: 33846696976     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2006.10.025     Document Type: Article

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