Microwave pretreatment of backsawn messmate boards to improve drying quality: Part 1

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-584

  Harris, G A ^a   Torgovnikov, G ^a   Vinden, P ^a   Brodie, G I ^a   Shaginov, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conventional drying; Microwave modification; Surface checking; Timber drying

Indexed keywords

KILNS; MICROWAVE HEATING; TIMBER;

CONVENTIONAL DRYING; DRYING QUALITY; MICROWAVE MODIFICATION; SURFACE CHECKING;

DRYING;

DRYING; KILNS; MICROWAVE HEATING; TIMBER;

DRYING; KILNS; LUMBER;

EID: 41949120023     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930801944770     Document Type: Article

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