Modeling of sorption isotherms of various kinds of wood at different temperature conditions

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1463-1470

  Krupinska, B ^a   Strommen I ^b   Pakowski, Z ^a   Eikevik, T M ^b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Sorption isotherms; Sorption models; Wood

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; HARDWOODS; HYSTERESIS; MOISTURE; SOFTWOODS; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE;

SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SORPTION MODELS;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; HARDWOODS; HYSTERESIS; MOISTURE; SOFTWOODS; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BETULA; DESORPTION; HYSTERESIS; MOISTURE; PICEA; PINUS; SALIX; SIMULATION; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 34548379952     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701537062     Document Type: Article

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