Volume 5
Issue 2
Wood Technology
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume5/issue2/wood/abs-01.html
MOISTURE CONTENT OF TIMBER AFTER DRYING - ESTIMATION OF DRYING QUALITY
Ryszard Guzenda, Jerzy Majka, Wiesław Olek, Jan Dudzińki
ABSTRACT
The drying quality of kiln dried timber was verified in Polish sawmills and furniture companies. The estimation of the quality was limited to the mean moisture content after drying. The quality classes specified in the European Drying Group Recommendation were primary used in the analysis. The obtained results showed that sawmills might presently satisfy the “S” quality class, while the furniture companies might achieve the “Q” class. The better kiln drying quality may be obtained in sawmills after introducing improved procedures of timber stacking and kiln loading.
Key words: drying quality, mean moisture content, kiln drying, quality classes.