Development of kiln drying schedule severity indices for degrade control

✍ Scribed by M. R. Gorvad; D. G. Arganbright

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1979
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 612 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0043-7719
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00350224

✦ Synopsis

A previous article presented the theoretical development of analytical indices to rate the severity of kiln schedules used to dry wood. These indices take into account the dry and wet bulb temperatures used during a kiln schedule together with the points of application and duration of application of each combination of temperature and humidity used. Experimental data for several such indices are presented for collapse development during the kiln drying of incense cedar pencil slats. While promising, the results were inconclusive as to the use of a severity integral for prediction of the effect of different schedules or schedule changes on drying degrade. A lack of homogeneity in the test material confounded the results.