Effects of press sizes on internal steam pressure during particleboard hot-pressing process

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 40-44

  Cai, Zhiyong ^a   Birkeland, Michael ^b   Wescott, James M ^b   O'Dell, Jane ^a   Winandy, Jerrold E ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Heartland Resource Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH; HOT-PRESSING PROCESS; MANUFACTURING PLANT; PARTICLEBOARD PRODUCTION; PRESS SIZE; STEAM PRESSURES; STEEL ROD;

HOT PRESSING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PARTICLE BOARD; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); STEAM;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

HOT PRESSING; PARTICLE BOARDS; PRESSES; PRESSURE; RESEARCH; STEAM;

EID: 67650065011     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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