An Investigation on Drying Process: An Experimental Approach - Progress in Organic and Physical Chemistry: Structures and Mechanisms - page 171

FIGURE 18 Strength of dried wood samples in three different Drying modes.

TABLE 1 Average strength properties of samples (ı values in brackets refer to standard

deviations).

Drying Method Failure

Strength(Mpa)

Failure
Strain %

Yield Strength(Mpa) Modulus of

elasticity(Gpa)

Natural convection
Dried wood

51. 3 (ı2.44) 9. 43 12. 8 (ı 0. 615) 0. 544 (ı 0. 058)

Hot air dried wood 44. 53 (ı 1.72) 10. 5 13. 3 (ı 0. 51) 0. 424 (ı 0. 05)

Infrared dried wood 35. 04 (ı 1.16) 10. 86 10. 5 ı (0. 35) 0. 322 (ı 0. 035)

Microwave dried wood 49. 6(ı 4. 51) 14. 02 17. 0 (ı 1. 28) 0. 354 (ı0. 054)

KEYWORDS

• Drying curves

• Drying process

• Infrared radiation

• Moisture content

• Universal tension test machine model