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Experimental determination of poplar (Populus nigra L.) wood drying curves

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  • Jiří Souček

    (Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering (RIAE), Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Milan Kroulík

    (Department of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Fresh plant material is degraded quickly and very easily. A possibility to avoid its degradation is drying. Drying is an energy-intensive operation and reducing of energy consumption means improving the energy balance and the economy of production. An important indicator of drying efficiency is the relative rate of drying. Curves of the relative drying rate for poplar (Populus nigra L.) wood were determined in an experimental oven. Freshly harvested samples were compared to samples of poplars that were stored between March and December on an outdoor uncovered area. The rate of stored wood drying was higher in comparison with fresh wood under comparable drying conditions.

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  • Jiří Souček & Milan Kroulík, 2017. "Experimental determination of poplar (Populus nigra L.) wood drying curves," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 63(SpecialIs), pages 53-58.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlrae:v:63:y:2017:i:specialissue:id:46-2017-rae
    DOI: 10.17221/46/2017-RAE
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