Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.

In this study, the kiln drying yield of 30 mm Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) used for the furniture manufacturing industry in South East Asia was evaluated. The results showed that the average yield loss was 10%, and end-checks, splits and warping were the most common drying defects. It was found t...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Frieder, Scholz, Rainer, Grohmann
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Verlag 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14144/
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description In this study, the kiln drying yield of 30 mm Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) used for the furniture manufacturing industry in South East Asia was evaluated. The results showed that the average yield loss was 10%, and end-checks, splits and warping were the most common drying defects. It was found that sawn timber from older trees (> 21 years) were less prone to drying defects, and the use of stress relieving treatments significantly reduced the incidence of drying defects.
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spelling upm-141442015-11-02T03:34:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14144/ Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective. Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Frieder, Scholz Rainer, Grohmann In this study, the kiln drying yield of 30 mm Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) used for the furniture manufacturing industry in South East Asia was evaluated. The results showed that the average yield loss was 10%, and end-checks, splits and warping were the most common drying defects. It was found that sawn timber from older trees (> 21 years) were less prone to drying defects, and the use of stress relieving treatments significantly reduced the incidence of drying defects. Springer Verlag 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14144/1/Drying%20quality%20of%20rubberwood.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Frieder, Scholz and Rainer, Grohmann (2010) Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 68 (1). pp. 115-116. ISSN 0018-3768; ESSN: 1436-736X 10.1007/s00107-009-0353-x English
spellingShingle Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Frieder, Scholz
Rainer, Grohmann
Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
title Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
title_full Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
title_fullStr Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
title_full_unstemmed Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
title_short Drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
title_sort drying quality of rubberwood : an industrial perspective.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14144/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14144/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14144/1/Drying%20quality%20of%20rubberwood.pdf