• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제29권3호
• /
• pp.1-13
• /
• 2001

Compression, lateral, and opposite woods in the stem and branch of rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum Lamb.), a softwood species indigenous to New Zealand, were described and compared in the anatomical aspects. Qualitatively, growth rings were wide in the compression wood, intermediate in the lateral wood, and narrow in the opposite wood. Tracheid transition from early wood to late wood was very gradual in the compression wood but was more abrupt in both the lateral and opposite woods. When viewed transversely, compression wood tracheids showed a roundish outline except at the growth ring boundary but lateral and opposite wood tracheids were angular to rectangular in outline. Intercellular spaces were occasionally detected in the compression wood except in the late wood at the growth ring boundary but were absent from both the lateral and opposite woods. Slit-like extensions of the bordered pit openings caused by the location of pit apertures within short and narrow helical grooves were observed in the compression wood tracheids but not in the opposite or lateral wood tracheids. In the compression wood tracheids, fine striations in the form of fine checks or grooves were observed on the lumen surfaces and the innermost $S_3$ layer of secondary wall was absent. In the tracheids of lateral and opposite woods, the $S_3$ layer was sometimes absent but occasionally highly developed. Cross-field pits in the compression wood appeared to be piceoid due to slit-like pit apertures but those in the lateral and opposite wood tracheids showed cupressoid to taxodioid. Quantitatively, compression wood tracheids were somewhat shorter than those of opposite or lateral wood in stem but not different from the opposite or lateral wood tracheids in branch. The walls were thicker in the compression wood than in the lateral or opposite wood. Uniseriate rays in the compression wood were fewer than in the lateral or opposite wood.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.32-36
• /
• 1995

A study was conducted to evaluate the dynamic mechanical properties (modulus of elasticity, resonant frequency and interanal friction) of compression wood in Pinus densiflora. Vibration method was used for estimation of dynamic modulus of elasticity and the values were compared to those of static bending modulus of elasticity. The results obtained are as follows: 1. The dynamic modulus of elasticity of compression wood decreased, whereas that of normal wood increased, with increasing specific gravity. 2. The resonant frequency of compression wood decreased, whereas that of normal wood increased, with increasing specific gravity. 3. The internal friction of compression wood increased with increasing specific gravity. 4. The correlation coefficients between dynamic and static moduli of elasticity in compression and normal woods were high.

• 한국가구학회지
• /
• 제23권4호
• /
• pp.460-466
• /
• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the surface hardness of thermally-compressed larch wood by compression set and temperature. The surface hardness of thermally-compressed larch wood increased with increasing compression set and temperature. For compression set 60%, the specific gravity was increased as 0.93. However, the surface hardness was lower value as 31.1 N/$mm^2$ compared with a similar specific gravity of the tropical timber. For density profile, less than compression set 40%, compression was observed mainly surface area. On the other hand, more than 50%, density profile variation was reduced by compression of central part. Results of this study indicate that thermally-compressed larch wood can be replace some imported hardwoods such as oak or cherry. However, thermally-compressed larch wood was difficult to replace the tropical timber being imported in terms of surface hardness.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제30권3호
• /
• pp.91-96
• /
• 2002

This study was carried out to estimate the property of dimensional stability of heat compression of italian poplar wood with low density. Firstly, two levels of pressure conditions were applied using the closed and open-press system. The thermal treatment temperatures were 180℃ and 200℃, respectively. Water absorption tests were conducted in water bath at 25℃ and 100℃ for 35 hours and 1 hour, respectively. The compression rates of wood were 47 percent, 60 percent, and 73 percent, respectively. From these tests, it was found that the dimensional stability of the closed-press system was superior to that of the open-press system. Furthermore, the dimensional stability of compressed wood in the closed-press system was better at 200℃ than 180℃. In compression rate, dimensional stability of 73 percent compression rate was the best result. Considering these results, the best conditions for the dimensional stability of compressed wood were those of the closed-compressing system at high temperatures above 200℃ and larger compression rate. Therefore, it was concluded that the dimensional stability of wood is improved at higher temperature and larger deformation.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제16권2호
• /
• pp.42-49
• /
• 1988

Anatomical characteristics on abnormal type of bisected compression woods and light colored wood intervened between these dark colored compression woods on under part and their respective opposite woods on upper parts of cross section in Pinus densiflora S. et Z. stem were compared through optical microscopic investigation. and the obtained results were summarized as follows: 1. Tracheid length increased linearly as the number of rings from the pith increases in all investigated parts, but increasing tendency in tracheid length was similar within bisected two compression woods and their opposite woods. 2. Tracheids were the shortest in bisected two compression woods and tracheid length in intervened wood between these two compression woods was longer than in compression woods but shorter than in the opposite woods. 3. Bisected two compression woods and intervened wood between these two compression woods revealed similar features in tracheid transition from springwood to summerwood, intercellular space, tracheid entanglement, and cross sectional view of tracheid. but spiral check was observed only in these two compression woods, therefore the intervened wood between these two compression woods disclosed anatomical characteristics similar to, not typical of, compression woods.

• 한국가구학회지
• /
• 제11권1호
• /
• pp.85-89
• /
• 2000

This study investigated the effect of steaming on fixation of compression set and the effect of these treatments on mechanical properties of heat-compressed wood specimens. To determine the effect of steaming after compression set, wood specimens were compressed for 100min at 180f and then steamed for 20-100min at $120^{\circ}C$. Swelling tests were used to evaluate recovery of compression set. Bending, compression, and Brinell hardness tests were carried out for evaluating mechanical properties. Compressed wood steamed for 100 min at $120^{\circ}C$ showed 1.9% recovery of set, increases in bending and compressive properties, and no hardness change. We concluded that almost complete fixation of compression set in wood can be achieved by steaming compressed wood.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제13권1호
• /
• pp.3-18
• /
• 1985

한국(韓國)에서는 리기다소나무 (Pinus rigida Miller, pitch pine) 지재(枝材)의 해부학적(解剖學的)인 특성(特性)에 관한 연구(硏究)가 광학현미경적(光學顯微鏡的)인 방법(方法)을 통하여 이(李)에 의하여 1972년(年) 발표(發表)되었다. 본 연구(硏究)에서는 리기다소나무 지재(枝材)의 해부학적(解剖學的)인 특성(特性)에 관한 이(李)의 연구(硏究) 속보(續報)로써 압축이상재(壓縮異常材) (compression wood), 대응재(對應材) (opposite wood) 및 측면재(側面材) (side wood)의 횡단면(橫斷面)과 방사단면(放射斷面)상의 조직학적(組織學的) 특성(特性)을 주사전자현미경(走査電子顯微鏡)을 통하여 비교(比較) 연구(硏究)한 바 얻어진 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하여 보면 다음과 같다. 1. 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)에 있어서 춘재(春材)로부터 추재(秋材)로의 가도관(假導管) 이행(移行)은 극점(極漸)이며 가도관(假導管)의 배열(排列) 및 크기 역시 거의 균일(均一)한 상태(狀態)를 나타내지만 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)에 있어서는 가도관(假導管)의 이행(移行)이 급(急)하며 가도관(假導管)의 배열(排列) 및 크기도 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 가도관(假導管)보다 불균일(不均一)하다. 또한 대응재(對應材)의 연륜폭(年輪幅)은 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)나 측면재(側面材)의 연륜폭(年輪幅)보다 좁으며 측면재(側面材)의 횡단면(橫斷面)상 방사조직(放射組織)은 압축이상재(壓縮異常材) 및 대응재(對應材)의 방사조직(放射組織)보다 더 명확(明確)하다. 2. 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 가도관(假導管) 특히 춘재(春材) 가도관(假導管)이 둥근 경향(傾向)을 나타내는데 반하여 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)의 가도관(假導管)은 다소 모난 모양을 나타낸다. 그리고 세포간극(細胞間隙) (intercellular space), 나선강(螺旋腔) (helical cavity) 및 나선형(螺旋型) (spiral check)이 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 춘재(春材) 및 추재(秋材)에 모두 존재하는데 반하여 대응재(對應材)에 있어서는 춘재(春材) 및 추재(秋材) 모두에 존재(存在)하지 않는다. 3. 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)에 있어서 추재(秋材) 가도관(假導管)의 막(膜) 두께가 춘재(春材) 가도관(假導管)의 것보다는 더욱 크지만 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 추재(秋材) 가도관(假導管)은 그 막(膜)의 두께가 춘재(春材) 가도관(假導管)의 것과 비슷하여 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)의 가도관(假導管)과는 달리 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 가도관(假導管)에는 2차막(次膜)의 $S_3$ 층(層)이 존재(存在)하지 않는다. 4. 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)의 가도관(假導管)과는 달리 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 가도관(假導管)은 종종 그 선단부(先端部)가 굴곡(屈曲)되어 있으며 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 가도관(假導管)에 존재(存在)하는 유연막공(有緣膜孔)은 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)의 것과는 달리 세포막(細胞膜) 내표면(內表面)의 나선상(螺旋狀) (groove)에 존재(存在)한다. 5. 대응재(對應材) 및 측면재(側面材)의 가도관(假導管)의 방사막(放射膜)에 존재(存在)하는 유연막공(有緣膜孔)은 난형(卵形)이지만 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 가도관(假導管)의 유연막공(有緣膜孔)은 약간 변형(變形)된 난형(卵形)을 나타낸다. 6. 측면재(側面材)의 춘재(春材)에 있어서 소형(小形) 분야막공구(分野膜孔口)는 둥근 삼각형(三角形)을 나타내며 대형(大形) 분야막공구(分野膜孔口)는 2개의 소형(小形) 분야막공구(分野膜孔口)가 합병(合倂)되어 창상(窓狀)을 나타낸다. 그러나, 대응재(對應材)의 춘재(春材)에 있어서 소형(小形) 분야막공구(分野膜孔口)는 직립(直立)의 난형(卵形)을 그리고 대형(大形) 분야막공구(分野膜孔口)는 평복(平伏)의 난형(卵形)을 나타내며 압축이상재(壓縮異常材)의 분야막공구(分野膜孔口)는 가도관측(假導管側)의 막공연(膜孔緣)으로 인하여 춘재(春材)의 것이 양편 볼록렌즈형(形)을, 추재(秋材)의 것이 슬릿 (slit)형(形)을 나타낸다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
• /
• 제48권4호
• /
• pp.450-457
• /
• 2020

Single pellet press technology allows for fast, low-cost, and small-scale tests to investigate pelletizing characteristics. We estimated proper compression ratios for five Korean domestic wood species through predicted relationships between pelletizing pressure P_x and compression ratio based on experimental data obtained from a single pellet press unit. The pressures required to obtain a 6-mm-diam pellet of density 1200 kg/㎥ were estimated as 111 MPa for Populus davidiana, 133 MPa for Robinia pseudoacacia, 136 MPa for Quercus mongolica, 97 MPa for Pinus densiflora, and 127 MPa for Pinus rigida. On the basis of these pressures, we estimated proper compression ratios to be within the range 7.676-8.410 for these species, and we found the compression ratios needed for hardwood species to be somewhat higher than those needed for softwood species to obtain the pellet density of 1200 kg/㎥.

• 한국산림과학회지
• /
• 제80권3호
• /
• pp.296-302
• /
• 1991

본 연구(硏究)는 압축이상재가 현저하게 발달되어 있는 낙우송(落羽松)(Taxodium distichum Rich.)의 기재(技材)로부터 압축이상재율과 편심율 변이에 따른 압축이상재와 대응재의 해부학적(解剖學的) 특성(特性)을 비교(比較)하고자 실시하였다. 압축이상재의 조직학적(組織學的) 특성(特性)은 가도관의 둥근형태, 춘재로부터 추재로의 매우 점진적인 가도관 이행(移行), 가도관 선단부의 뒤얽힘 및 나선강(螺旋腔)과 세포간극의 존재 등에 있어 대응재와 다른 특성(特性)을 나타내었으며, 이러한 조직학적(組織學的) 특성(特性)은 압축이상재율과 편싱심률에 관계없이 유지하는 경향을 보였다. 수량적(數量的) 특성에 있어서도 압축이상재는 가도관장(假導管長)이 대응재보다 짧은 특성을 보였으나 방사조직(放射組織) 밀도(密度)와 단열방사조직(單列放射組織)의 수(數)는 압축이상재가 대응재보다 많았다. 그리고 단열방사조직의 세포고(細胞高)는 대응재가 압축이 상재보다 더 큰 특성(特性)을 나타내었다.

• 한국가구학회지
• /
• 제18권2호
• /
• pp.143-146
• /
• 2007

This study was carried out to assess the dimensional stability of wood material treated by plastic processing for bentwood and compression wood. The evaluation method was different between two wood materials, but the treatments for them were very similar to each other. One of the main methods is heat treatment with sufficient water vapor. In bentwood, the used species were painted maple (Acer mono), bitter wood (Picrasma quassioides) and birch (Betula schmidtii). Steaming was the worst treatment method for dimensional stabilization of bentwood. The best results could be attained with PEG treatment for dimensional stabilization of bentwood. Dimensional stability of bitter wood was found to be conspicuous. However the steaming treatment at lower temperatures, i.e., about $130^{\circ}C$ was not suitable for dimensional stability of bentwood. In compression wood, the used specimen was Italian poplar wood (Populus euramericana). Two heat compressive pressing conditions, an open-press system and an air-tighten closed-press system, were used. The recovery rate was measured after boiling and/or absorbing in water to estimate the dimensional stability of heat compressed wood. The best dimensional stability of compressed wood in the air-tighten closed-press system was found to be better at $200^{\circ}C$ than $180^{\circ}C$. The best compression rate for dimensional stability was 73 percent.