The effect of compressive load on the moisture content of oak blocks during radio-frequency/vacuum drying

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 34-38

  Li, Chengyuan ^a   Lee, Nam Ho ^b  

^a BEIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; VACUUM;

LOADED SPECIMENS; RADIO-FREQUENCY HEATING;

LOADS (FORCES);

DRYING; FORESTRY; LOADS; MOISTURE; VACUUM;

QUERCUS VARIABILIS;

EID: 43749115481     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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