Measurement of wood grain angle, moisture content and density using microwaves

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 483-490

  Schajer, Gary S ^a   Orhan, F Bahar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MICROWAVE SYSTEM; WOOD GRAIN ANGLE;

WOOD;

DENSITY; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 37849185757     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-006-0109-9     Document Type: Article

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