Abstract
The majority of lumber-drying kilns are worked at atmospheric pressure and are direct-fired or steam-heated, sometimes using wastewood as the primary fuel. However, other heating arrangements have been advocated, including the use of solar, microwave and radiofrequency energy, or of superheated steam, besides the possibility of working under vacuum to reduce kiln temperatures with heat-sensitive wood. These less-common drying methods are reviewed in this chapter.
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Keey, R.B., Langrish, T.A.G., Walker, J.C.F. (2000). Less-Common Drying Methods. In: Kiln-Drying of Lumber. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59653-7_12
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