Dynamic sorption and hygroexpansion of wood subjected to cyclic relative humidity changes

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-236

  Ma, Erni ^a   Nakao, Tetsuya ^a   Zhao, Guangjie ^b   Ohata, Hiroshi ^c   Kawamura, Susumu ^c  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHIMANE INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclical relative humidity; Dynamic sorption; Hygroexpansion; Moisture gradient distribution; Nonequilibrium state

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; HYGROEXPANSION; MOISTURE GRADIENT; MOISTURE GRADIENT DISTRIBUTION; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONEQUILIBRIUM STATE; PHASE LAGS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SITKA SPRUCE; TANGENTIAL DIRECTIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SORPTION; WOOD;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

HUMIDITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PICEA SITCHENSIS; SORPTION; WOOD;

PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 78649797869     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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