Accelerated drying of plantation grown Eucalyptus cloeziana and Eucalyptus pellita sawn timber

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-345

  Redman, Adam L ^a,b   McGavin, Robert L ^a,b  

^a Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; KILNS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; TIMBER;

CONVENTIONAL DRYING; DRYING SCHEDULES; HARDWOOD PLANTATIONS; INDUSTRIAL IMPLEMENTATION; MEASUREMENTS OF; MOISTURE CONTENT GRADIENT; NATIVE FORESTS; SURFACE CHECKING;

DRYING;

CURING; DRYING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; FURNACES; GROWTH; HARDWOODS; KILNS; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; VACUUM;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CLOEZIANA; EUCALYPTUS PELLITA; EUCALYPTUS RESINIFERA;

EID: 78650079157     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13073/0015-7473-60.4.339     Document Type: Review

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