Moisture Gradient Measurement During Kiln Drying of Red Oak
The key to improving drying quality and reducing drying time and energy consumption lies in understanding and controlling moisture movement during drying. As wood dries, strains and stresses develop as a result of restraints imposed by moisture gradients and differential shrinkage in wood. So a...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37027 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-91597-19239/ |