Rfv drying schedule development for thick western red cedar timbers

Journal of the Institute of Wood Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Elustondo, D ^a   Avramidis, S H ^a   Keery, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RHK Consulting Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Honeycombing; Radio frequency; Surface checks; Vacuum; Western cedar; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

RADIO WAVES; TIMBER; VACUUM;

HONEYCOMBING; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SURFACE CHECKS; WESTERN CEDAR; WOOD DRYING;

DRYING;

EID: 79954428488     PISSN: 00203203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/wsc.2008.18.2.68     Document Type: Article

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