• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2008

This study was carried to investigate the effects of steaming and four different drying methods on the longitudinal liquid permeability of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb.et Zucc.) board. Four drying methods were air drying, conventional kiln drying, microwave-vacuum drying and high temperature drying. Darcy equation was used for calculating the specific permeability of the small sapwood specimens taken from the treated boards while capillary rising method was used for the heartwood specimens. The sapwood specimens were extracted with water and benzene-alcohol solution to examine the mechanism of liquid flow in treated wood. No significant correlation was found between specific permeability and the number of resin canals of the sapwood specimens. Extraction decreased the differences of specific permeabilities of the sapwood specimens between the five treatment methods. The effects of extraction on the longitudinal permeability are different between five treatments. The fluid path in heartwood was observed by dynamic observation method.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.22-31
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• 1996

Air permeabilities for both sapwood and heartwood of the three softwoods(Picea jezoensis, Larix gmelini, Pinus sylvestris), imported from the Russian Far East, in the three different structural directions were measured using steady-state rotameter method. After measuring permeability, the liquid absorption into the longitudinal permeability specimens was measured, and then related with the measured permeability. The longitudinal permeability was overwhelmingly greater than the transverse permeability, with the radial direction showing higher permeability than the tangential direction. There appear to be species differences in permeability of the three softwoods. The mean longitudinal sapwood permeability of P. jezoensis(3.300darcy) and P. sylvestris(3.028darcy) were considerably greater(ca. 25times) than that of L. gmelini(0.134darcy). Also the average longitudinal heartwood permeability of P. jezoensis(0.300darcy) was about 10 times as great as that of P. sylvestris(0.029darcy) and L. gmelini(0.024darcy). The average calculated radius of pit openings in the heartwood was $0.101{\mu}m$ for L. gmelini, $0.152{\mu}m$ for P. sylvestris for and $0.703{\mu}m$ for P. jezoensis. Heartwood permeability increases with the increase in radius of pit pore and the decrease in ring width and in extractive content, even though the correlation between permeability and its affecting factors was dependent on species. However, there was an inverse relationship between specific gravity and permeability, showing poor correlation between them. The correlation between air permeability and liquid retention was fairly high, so it was revealed that prediction of liquid absorption into the wood by using permeability was feasible.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.66-74
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• 1997

Liquid permeabilities of red oak and several softwoods were measured by the pressure bomb method and a modified liquid permeability method in order to investigate their efficacy. The effect of preboiling and prefreezing on wood permeability were also examined for both green and resaturated specimens. Regardless of some disadvantages these two methods were revealed as a handy tool for quick evaluation of the permeability of an unknown species. The permeabilities of the resaturated specimens increased when preboiled. but decreased when prefrozen. For green specimens, however, pre freezing increased permeability. The discrepancy of the pre freezing effect on two specimens partially attributes to their difference of initial permeabilities. For all species except radiata pine heartwood, the radii of the effective capillary pores, derived from the water potential equation, distribute from $0.42{\mu}m$ to $7.2{\mu}m$. Those of radiata pine heartwood are below $0.46{\mu}m$.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제33권6호통권134호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2005

두께 30 mm 잣나무 판재를 증기와 4가지 건조방법으로 처리하였다. 처리된 판재의 변재에서 시편을 떼어내어 Darcy 법칙을 이용한 간단한 방법으로 섬유방향 비투과율을 비교하였다. 잣나무 변재의 섬유방향 수분이동기작을 조사하기 위해 시편을 알코올과 아세톤 추출한 후에 비투과율을 또 측정하였다. 측정된 비투과율은 측정시간에 따라 급격히 감소하는 것이 관찰되었다. 이는 Darcy 법칙에 어긋나는 것으로 음압에 의해 공기방울이 발생하여 이동통로를 막기 때문으로 설명할 수 있다. 처리방법에 따라 미추출 시편의 평균 비투과율은 다르게 나타났으며 용매추출에 의한 비투과율 변화도 처리방법에 따라 달리 나타났다. 처리방법에 따라 수지구내 잔류수지의 성질이 달라지기 때문으로 생각된다. 수지구내 잔류수지 형상을 SEM 사진으로 관찰하였다.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.248-258
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• 2017

A study was carried out to observe the 1% aqueous safranine solution flow speed in longitudinal and radial directions of softwood Thuja orientalis L., diffuse-porous wood Gmelina arborea Roxb., and ring-porous wood Phellodendron amurense Rupr., Longitudinal flow was considered from bottom to top while the radial flow was considered from bark to pith directions. In radial direction, ray cells and in longitudinal direction tracheids, vessel and wood fiber were considered for the measurement of liquid penetration speed at less than 12% moisture contents(MC). The variation of penetration speed for different species was observed and the reasons behind for this variation were explored. The highest radial penetration depth was found in ray parenchyma of T. orientalis but the lowest one was found in ray parenchyma of P. amurense. The average liquid penetration depth in longitudinal trachied of T. orientalis was found the highest among all the other cells. The penetration depth in fiber of G. arborea was found the lowest among the other longitudinal cells. It was found that cell dimension and also meniscus angle of safranine solution with cell walls were the prime factors for the variation of liquid flow speed in wood. Vessel was found to facilitate prime role in longitudinal penetration for hardwood species. The penetration depth in vessel of G. arborea was found highest among all vessels. Anatomical features like ray parenchyma cell length and diameter, end-wall pits number were found also responsible fluid flow differences. Initially liquid penetration speed was high and the nit gradually decreased in an uneven rate. Liquid flow was captured via video and the penetration depths in those cells were measured. It was found that even in presence of abundant rays in hardwood species, penetration depth of liquid in radial direction of softwood species was found high. Herein the ray length, lumen area, end wall pit diameter determined the radial permeability. On the other hand, vessel and fiber structure affected the longitudinal flow of liquids. Following a go-stop-go cycle, the penetration speed of a liquid decreased over time.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.261-267
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• 2007

This report describes the wood anatomy and 1% safranine solution penetration depth in radial and longitudinal directions of Anthocephalus chinensis belonging to the family Rubiaceae native to Bangladesh. The wood of this species was mostly characterized by diffuse porous, vessel with simple perforation plate, vestured alternate intervessel pittings, relatively medium vessel elements and fiber, and nonseptate fiber with distinctly bordered pits at radial wall. The body ray cell was procumbent with 2 to over 4 rows of upright and square marginal cells. Sometimes, the rays with procumbent, square and upright cells were mixed. Latewood fiber was thin to thick walled while it was very thin walled in earlywood. Axial parenchyma was diffuse, vasicentric, 5-8 cells per parenchyma strand dominantly present. Liquid penetration depth was observed in radial and longitudinal directions at moisture level of 7.42%. Longitudinal penetration was found 6.3 times higher than radial penetration. The initial penetration rate of safranine solution was high, but gradually decreased during the course of time. Different anatomical features were found to be responsible for the variation of safranine solution penetration depth compared to Gmelina arborea.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.52-60
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• 2003

액체암모니아 처리 침·활엽수 소시편의 물리적 성질을 무처리와 비교하였다. 처리시간은 4와 8시간으로 하였다. 동일한 환경에서 처리재의 평형함수율은 무처리재보다 항상 높았으나 전건 후에는 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 암모니아 처리를 오래할수록 방사방향과 접선방향으로 수축이 일어났으나 섬유방향에는 변화가 없었다. 또 처리시간이 길수록 초음파 전달속도는 감소하고 밀도는 증가하였다. 따라서 동탄성계수는 감소함을 보였다. 밤나무의 가소화는 증기처리가 액체 암모니아 처리보다 효과 있음과 인사이징이 침·활엽수 모두 액체 암모니아 침투성을 높이지 못했음이 밝혀졌다. 액체 암모니아 처리는 5mm두께 침엽수 시편에서 제일 좋은 가소화 효과를 보였다. 상대유전율과 열전달계수도 측정하여 처리재와 무처리재를 비교하였다.