AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF CHARACTERISTIC DRYING CURVES FOR THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE DRYING OF SOFTWOOD TIMBER

Abstract

ABSTRACT An explicit assessment has been carried out, using the experimental data of Pang (1994), of the applicability of the concept of a characteristic drying curve to the drying of Pinus radiata softwood timber. This concept has been used recently by Pang and Keey (1994) and Nijdam and Key (1996) when investigating the expected drying behaviour of a complete stack of timber. The concept appears to be applicable over the range of wet-bulb depressions which are common inside the stacks of timber, supporting its use in kiln-wide analysis of drying behaviour.