Eliminating Growth-Stresses in Eucalyptus: A Scoping Study with E. bosistoana and E. nitens

Sharma, Monika; Walker, J. C. F.; Chauhan, Shakti

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-3115-1_5

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“…Blackburn [3] provides a wide picture of the existing knowledge of eucalyptus wood from different points of view: materials science, genetics, forest management and commercialized products. More recently, Sharma et al [4] studied a new method to improve the quality of Eucalyptus nitens and Eucalyptus bosistoana solid wood by eliminating growth stresses. Kong et al [5] investigated the use of steaming as pretreatment for Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus urophylla wood and identified potential ways to improve the drying process.…”

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CT-scanning of the drying process of Eucalyptus nitens

Couceiro

Hansson

Ambrož

et al. 2018

Proceedings of 21th International Drying Symposium

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The drying of Eucalyptus nitens is a troublesome process as the species is extremely prone to drying defects. This paper reports ongoing research to improve the understanding of surface checking and cell collapse in Chilean grown Eucalyptus nitens during drying. Computed tomography (CT) scanning was used as a powerful tool for studying the internal changes in the wood-material during the drying process. Different levels of temperatures have been tested with the same equilibrium moisture content (EMC) conditions and low air velocity. The results confirm that a low drying temperature and a low air velocity, which results in a slow rate of drying, reduce internal cell collapse and surface checking . Keywords: Cell collapse; computed tomography; surface checks; wood drying; internal checks

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confidence: 99%