Wood Drying and Thermal Treatment

Wood Drying and Thermal Treatment

von Mihaela Câmpean

This compact guide to wood drying and thermal treatmend provides readers with both theoretical background and practical insights. It can be used for training at universities and for independent acquisition of industry-oriented knowledge on wood drying and wood steaming of various wood species.

The authors begin by explaining the purpose and economic significance of thermal treatment of wood, the wood-moisture-heat system, the theoretical principles, and the modeling of wood drying. They discuss in detail the objectives, processes, and technology of sawn timber drying, veneer drying, and wood particle drying. This is followed by the theoretical principles and modeling of wood steaming as a form of hydrothermal treatment, which can be used to specifically control the softening of wood by steam. Sections on the objectives, processes, and technology of steaming blocks for veneer production, sawn timber, and wood for bending round off the presentation.

Readers gain insight not only into proven methods, but also into modern technological developments in wood drying. Numerous examples from industrial practice illustrate the complex processes and make them easy to understand. The book is therefore suitable for both students of wood-related courses and practitioners in the woodworking industry.

Highlights

• Provides a detailed explanation of the theoretical principles Explains the objectives, methods and technologies involved in the drying and conditioning of sawn timber, veneers, wood particles, blocks and bentwood Discusses the modelling of these complex processes based on current knowledge Suitable for both students of wood science and engineering and industry professionals

Über den Autor

Dr. Mihaela Câmpean is a professor at Transilvania University in Brasov, Romania, in the Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering, where she teaches wood drying and heat treatment of wood. Since 2009, she has been coordinating doctoral dissertations in the field of wood engineering.
Dr. Nencho Deliiski, DSc., is a professor at the Forestry University in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in the automation of woodworking processes, modeling and model-based control of processes, and energy consumption in the heat treatment of wood.
Dr. Bogdan Bedelean is a lecturer at Transilvania University in Brasov, Romania, in the Faculty of Furniture Design and Wood Engineering. His main subjects are: applied computer science, technological transport in the wood industry, and automation of processing in the wood industry.