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European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
Published in: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 3/2015

01-05-2015 | Brief Original

Superheated steam application to optimize the kiln drying of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)

Authors: Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam, Rainer Grohmann

Published in: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

A study was conducted to optimize the kiln drying of 50 mm thick rubberwood boards using a combination of superheated steam and hot air. The results revealed that initial application of saturated steam at 100 °C, followed by a period of superheated steam application at 110 °C and finally drying in hot air at 65 °C as in the conventional kiln drying, gave the best result in terms of minimizing drying defects and also shortening the drying time.
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Literature
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Metadata
Title
Superheated steam application to optimize the kiln drying of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
Authors
Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam
Rainer Grohmann
Publication date
01-05-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Wood and Wood Products / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0018-3768
Electronic ISSN: 1436-736X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-015-0898-9

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