Superheated steam vacuum drying of rubberwood

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 798-805

  Yamsaengsung, Ram ^a   Sattho, Thitinan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Rubberwood; Superheated steam; Vacuum drying

Indexed keywords

CURING; DATA COMPRESSION; DEWATERING; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEAM; STEAM CRACKING; STRESSES; VACUUM; WOOD;

DRYING TEMPERATURE; DRYING TIME; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; MODULUS-OF-RUPTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RUBBERWOOD; SUPERHEATED STEAM; SUPERHEATED STEAM VACUUM; VACUUM DRYING; VACUUM PRESSURE;

DRYING;

CURING; DRAINAGE; GRAIN; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES; VACUUM; VACUUM DRYING; WOOD;

EID: 46049083966     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802046518     Document Type: Article

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