Experiments on the Drying of Wood |
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bordered pit bulk density capillary action capillary rise cell cavities cell wall completely wet cylinder coniferous woods density of wood determined diffusion of moisture dry weight drying apparatus drying curves drying of wood evaporation fiber saturation point flow curves flow of moisture free water glass capillary tubes gram per cc instantaneous rate Kolloid linder liquid longitudinal cylinder longitudinal flow medullary ray Menisci in Wood meniscus mercury microscopical mois moisture gradient moisture loss movement of moisture non-circular capillaries original moisture content oven pine porosity radial flow rate of drying rate of flow rate of moisture ray cells relationship rubber sheath shrinkage SITKA SPRUCE CYLINDERS skin effect softwoods species of wood square root structure of wood sulfuric acid tangential direction tangential flow tracheid true density University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison varies water vapor Western hemlock wet line wet sections White fir wood capillaries wood fibers wood substance