Diffusion model based on Fick's second law for the moisture absorption process in wood fiber-based composites: Is it suitable or not?

Wood Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 645-658

  Shi, Sheldon Q ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CURVE FITTING; MOISTURE; PAPERBOARDS; WOOD;

FICK'S SECOND LAW; SURFACE EMISSION COEFFICIENTS; UNSTEADY-STATE METHOD;

DIFFUSION;

FIBER BOARDS; MOISTURE; WOOD;

EID: 35448960840     PISSN: 00437719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00226-006-0123-4     Document Type: Article

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