Estimation of Moisture Diffusivity during Absorption by Boltzmann Transformation Method

Although the exterior wood such as column may frequently contact with liquid water, little work has been found to measure liquid water absorption in wood. To investigate the moisture diffusivity of wood in the longitudinal direction including bound water and free water movement, liquid water absorption test was conducted at the room temperature. The order of magnitude for absorption coefficient and diffusivity was Japanese elm, horn beam, hemlock, spruce, radiata pine, and painted maple. The Boltzmann transformation method was used to determine the diffusivity from measured moisture content distributions in the absorption test. The shape of the curve representing the dependence of diffusivity with moisture content was similar in test samples. The diffusivity decreased with increasing moisture content until around the fiber saturation point and then increased at the nonhygroscopic region, which ranged from $10^{-10}$ to $10^{-7}m^2/s$.

Boltzmann법에 의한 목재 흡수시 확산계수 추정

외장용 기둥재는 년중 사용환경에서 액상수와 직접 접촉할 수가 있으나, 이에 대한 연구는 그다지 많지 않다. 목재의 섬유방향에서 결합수와 자유수 확산계수를 포함한 수분확산계수를 측정하기 위해 상온에서 흡수실험을 실시하였다. 흡수성은 느릅나무, 까치박달나무, 헴록, 가문비나무, 라디에타 소나무, 고로쇠나무 순으로 크게 나타났다. Boltzmann 변환법으로 구한 확산계수는 저함수율에서 섬유포화점 부근까지 감소하다가 최대함수율 부근에서 급격히 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 함수율 변화에 따른 확산계수는 $10^{-10}{\sim}10^{-7}m^2/s$ 정도의 값을 나타내었다.