Two-dimensional finite element heat transfer model of softwood. Part III. Effect of moisture content on thermal conductivity

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 159-166

  Gu, Hongmei ^a   Hunt, John F ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular structure; Finite element modeling; Geometric model; Heat transfer; Moisture content; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CELL ALIGNMENT;

ANISOTROPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

SOFTWOODS;

ANISOTROPY; CELLULAR STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOFTWOODS; SPRING WOOD; SUMMER WOOD; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WOOD DENSITY;

EID: 33847636664     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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