Apparatus for viscoelastic thermal compression of wood

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-487

  Kamke, Frederick A ^a   Rathi, Vardan M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH OPERATION; DENSIFICATION PROCESS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; INITIAL DENSITY; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL COMPRESSION; PRESSURIZED CHAMBERS; STEAM PRESSURES; THERMAL COMPRESSIONS; THIN LAMINAS; VARIABLE VOLUME; WOOD CELL WALLS; WOOD DENSITY;

EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

WOOD;

DENSIFICATION; DENSITY; EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY; WOOD;

EID: 79960341965     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-010-0461-7     Document Type: Article

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