The drying kinetics and equilibrium moisture content of MDF fibers

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 993-998

  Fritzell, Emma ^a   Melander, Olof ^b   Rasmuson, Anders ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b METSO PAPER INC   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drying kinetics; Equilibrium moisture content; MDF fibers

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CHARACTERISTIC DRYING CURVE; CONCAVE SHAPE; CONSTANT DRYING RATE PERIOD; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CRITICAL MOISTURE CONTENT; DRYING CHAMBERS; DRYING KINETIC; DRYING KINETICS; DRYING MEDIUM; DRYING RATES; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENTS; FIBER MATERIALS; LOAD CELLS; MDF FIBERS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SPRUCE FIBERS; VARYING TEMPERATURE; WOOD FIBER;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CELL MEMBRANES; DEWATERING; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; FIBERS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

CURING;

EID: 70349742367     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930902904566     Document Type: Article

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