2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Low Temperature Drying of Japanese Cedar by a Principle of the Same Direction Transfer of Heat and Moisture and Its Effect on the Reduction of Environmental Burden
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24651067
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Environmental technology/Environmental materials
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SEIWA Kenji 東北大学・大学院, (連合)農学研究科, (研究院)教授 (40261474)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 木材乾燥 / 低温乾燥 / 水分と熱の並び流れ / 乾燥変形 / 精油成分 / 林業再生 / CO2排出削減 |
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| Research Abstract |
The characteristics of low temperature wood drying has been investigated taking into account the structural anisotropy of cedar lumber and the principle of the same direction transfer of heat and moisture. Considerable changes in drying rate and drying shrinkage with the direction of moisture transfer and the texture of wood were observed in the experiment of one-directional drying under a constant temperature gradient. In the case of the same direction transfer of heat and moisture, small local difference was found in moisture content and drying shrinkage, of which results were successfully reproduced by a moisture diffusion model including vaporization and condensation of water. Finally, it was shown that the content of oil in wood was changed with the drying temperature.
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Research Products
(1 results)
