Evaluation of kiln-drying schedules for wild cherry wood (Cerasus avium)



Document title: Evaluation of kiln-drying schedules for wild cherry wood (Cerasus avium)
Journal: Maderas : ciencia y tecnología
Database:
System number: 000541331
ISSN: 0718-221X
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Duzce University, Faculty of Forestry, Duzce. Turquía
2Istanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Bahcekoy, Sariyer. Turquía
3University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Department of Applied Sciences, Quebec. Canadá
4Duzce University, Department of Furniture and Decoration, Duzce. Turquía
Year:
Season: Oct
Volumen: 15
Number: 3
Pages: 281-292
Country: Chile
Language: Inglés
English abstract Wild cherry wood (Cerasus avium (L.) Monench) lumber with a nominal thickness of 5 cm from Duzce region in Turkey was dried through conventional kiln drying using two different programs which are unprotective drying schedules, and protective drying schedules. The aim was to obtain the most desirable kiln schedule for keeping the wood quality at an appropriate level up to final moisture content of 12±2% was reached. Intensity of warping (twist, bow, cup, crook) occurrence, superficial, internal and end checks, residual stresses, drying rate, and moisture gradient in the dried woods were measured, and the results were analyzed. The results showed that there was a more homogeneous moisture profile, fewer occurrences of superficial checks, and absence of internal checks in the protective drying schedules due to low warping values compared to the unprotective drying schedules. Therefore, it seems that protective drying schedules might be recommended as optimum program for wild cherry lumber drying at commercial scale from Duzce region.
Keyword: Wild cherry wood,
Drying schedule,
Drying quality
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