Mathematical model for control of high temperature drying of southern yellow pine dimension lumber

Although High temperature drying (HTD) of southern yellow pine (SYP) is extensively used, quality problems still exist. Approximately 25 percent of all green lumber (2 x 4, 2 x 6 and 2 x 8's) are degraded during HTD. Warp degrade, specifically "crook", is the main cause for the loss of quality of SYP dried at temperatures above the boiling point of water. One of the major causes of warp degrade is excessive shrinkage that results from overdrying. In industrial practices, average final moisture contents for HTD of SYP lumber are usually well below the 15% MC maximum permitted by the grading rules. Overdrying the lumber causes not only lumber quality problems, but also constitutes a waste of energy. In order to improve the overall results of HTD of SYP, it is necessary to perform a better control of the process, so unnecessary extended drying can be prevented. In this study, a mathematical model based on the temperature drop across the load (TDAL) concept was proposed. The model relates TDAL to drying rates and according to the results, it appears to be an important alternative for controlling purposes during HTD of SYP.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Forest Products

Department dc:contributor.department

Forest Products

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1985

Author dc:creator

• Oliveira, Luiz Carlos

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Wengert, E.M.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Ifju, Geza
• Skaar, Chris
• Lamb, Fred M.
• Thomas, W.C.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76523

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/76523