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Drying Boards of Populus alba×P. glandulosa in Conventional, High-Temperature and Microwave-Vacuum Kilns  

Kang, Ho-Yang (College of Agriculture, Chung-Nam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.31, no.4, 2003 , pp. 31-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
Flat-sawn 32 mm-thick boards of Populus alba×P. glandulosa, one of major plantation species in this country, were dried in conventional, high-temperature and microwave-vacuum (MW/V) kilns. The average green specific gravity of the specimens used in this study was 0.349±0.074. Their average green moisture contents of heartwoods and sapwoods were around 200% and 100%, respectively. From green to oven-dry they shrunk 2.4 and 7.3% in radial and tangential directions, respectively, and there was no discrepancy between heartwoods and sapwoods. It took 65, 35 and 22 hours to dry from green to 10% moisture content in conventional, high-temperature and MW/V kilns, respectively. A colorimetry study showed that the surface color of the specimens dried in a MW/V kiln was clearer and lighter than those in other kilns.
Keywords
Populus alba${\times}$P. glandulosa; microwave-vacuum; conventional; high-temperature;
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