Computational and experimental analysis of high temperature thermal treatment of wood based on ThermoWood technology

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-28

  Younsi, R ^a   Kocaefe, D ^a   Poncsak, S ^a   Kocaefe, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Heat and moisture transfer; High temperature wood treatment; Mathematical modelling; ThermoWood technology; Validation

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; BIOLOGICAL DURABILITY; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; COUPLING METHODS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; GASPHASE; HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMAL TREATMENTS; HIGH THERMAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MODEL PREDICTION; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; SOLID-PHASE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VARIABLE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; WOOD SAMPLES; WOOD TREATMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WOOD;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; PROCESSING; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN; WOOD;

EID: 70849090298     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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