Drying hardwoods with impinging jets.

Howard N. Rosen

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-59

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Drying hardwoods with impinging jets.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Howard N. Rosen

Year:

1980

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-59

Source:

General Technical Report NC-59. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Silver maple, yellow poplar, and black walnut lumber was dried in a prototype jet dryer over a range of temperatures from 120 degrees to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and air velocities from 1,000 to 9,000 fpm. Different drying schedules were developed for each type of wood. The quality of the jet-dried lumber was good and compared favorably with kiln-dried lumber.

Keywords

silver maple, yellow poplar, black walnut, Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer saccharinum, Juglans nigra, degrade, high temperature, humidity

Citation

Rosen, Howard N. 1980. Drying hardwoods with impinging jets. General Technical Report NC-59. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station