Non-destructive measurement of moisture distribution in wood during drying using digital X-ray microscopy

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 590-595

  Watanabe, Ken ^a   Saito, Yukie ^a   Avramidis, Stavros ^b   Shida, Satoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital X ray microscopy; Moisture distribution; Nondestructive measurement; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WOOD; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

DIGITAL X-RAY MICROSCOPY; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION;

DRYING;

DRYING; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; WOOD; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

DRYING; MASS TRANSFER; MICROSCOPY; MOISTURE; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTS; WOOD;

EID: 41949090267     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930801944796     Document Type: Article

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