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Regression modelling of two-dimensional internal temperature and gas pressure distributions during panel hot-pressing

Regressionsmodell der zweidimensionalen Verteilung von Temperatur und Gasdruck während des Heißpressens von Holzwerkstoffplatten

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Fitting a suitable regression model to often scattered experimental temperature and pressure data can aid in visualising and detecting underlying trends and behaviour. This paper presents the derivation of an empirical two-dimensional regression model for fitting to lateral temperature and gas pressure gradients during wood-composite panel hot-pressing. The regression model yielded a good fit of the spread of experimental measurements of internal temperature and gas pressure distributions during single layer oriented-strandboard hot-pressing, and provided an accurate fit to theoretical temperature and gas pressure distributions from a hot-pressing heat and mass transfer model. The regression model’s form and shape thus reflect a valid approximation of theoretical two-dimensional temperature and pressure distributions during hot-pressing, and give the regression an advantage over other general non-linear regressions. In addition to wood-composite hot-pressing, the regression model may have further applications in other similar processes of heating, drying or hot-pressing of rectangular materials.

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Eine geeignete Anpassung der oft gestreuten Werte der Temperatur und des Gasdrucks kann hilfreich sein beim Visualisieren des zugrundeliegenden Trends und Verhaltens. Für das Heißpressen von Holzwerkstoffplatten wird ein zweidimensionales Regressionsmodell abgeleitet, um den horizontalen Verlauf der Temperatur und des Gasdruck daran anzupassen. Das Modell lieferte eine gute Anpassung der gemessenen Verteilung der inneren Temperatur und des Gasdrucks während des Heißpressens von einschichtigem OSB. Weiter ergab sich eine genaue Anpassung der theoretischen Verteilung der Temperatur und des Gasdrucks, die von einem Modell des Wärme- und Massentransports während des Heißpressens abgeleitet worden waren. Das vorgestellte Regressionsmodell gibt also eine gute Vorstellung für die Form der Verteilung der Temperatur und des Gasdrucks während des Heißpressens und hat somit Vorteile gegenüber anderen nichtlinearen Modellen. Über die Anwendung auf Holzwerkstoffe hinaus kann das Modell in Zukunft auch für ähnliche Prozesse des Erwärmens, Trocknens oder Heißpressens von rechteckigem Material verwendet werden.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Strategic Grant STR0167246). This work was part of the PhD thesis research of Dr. García at the Department of Wood Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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García, P.J., Avramidis, S. & Lam, F. Regression modelling of two-dimensional internal temperature and gas pressure distributions during panel hot-pressing. Holz Roh Werkst 62, 316–320 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-004-0484-z

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