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IMPROVING THE WOOD DRYING PROCESS

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THIS DESCRIPTION COVERS THE TNO (NL) CONTRIBUTION TO A JOINT PROJECT WITH TRADA (U.K.) AND TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT (DK).
WOOD IS OFTEN PRE-DRIED IN THE AREA OF ORIGIN AND THE FURTHER DRYING CARRIED OUT BY THE IMPORTER OR USER NEEDS TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PRE-DRYING PROCESS IN ORDER TO MINIMISE THE INCIDENCE OF DECRADE DUE TO FAULTY PRE-DRYING.
LESSER KNOWN DRYING SYSTEMS ARE AVAILABLE WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY USEFUL AS REGARDS LOWER ENERGY CONSUMPTION OR REDUCTION IN DEGRADE.THEY ARE TYPICALLY UNDER-RESEARCHED AND NEED INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL.
ACCORDINGLY, IMPROVED PERFORMANCE OF WOOD BY INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF PRACTICAL TIMBER DRYING IN EEC COUNTRIES WOULD BE PARTICULARLY ASSISTED BY:
1) RESEARCH INTO THE RE-DRYING OF TIMBER PARTIALLY DRIED AT SOURCE TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DEGRADE AND CONSEQUENT WASTE.
2) THE APPRAISAL OF AVAILABLE DRYING SYSTEMS TO ASSIST THE EFFECTIVE CHOICE OF PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO COOL KILNING AND TO ECONOMY IN THE USE OF ENERGY, AND THE AVOIDANCE OF WASTE.

THE MAIN INNOVATION RESULTING FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE:

1) THE BETTER IDENTIFICATION OF HIDDEN DEFECTS, AND IMPROVED TECHNIQUES FOR RE-DRYING

2) THE FULLER REALISATION OF THE POTENTIAL OF EXISTING UNDER-RESEARCHED INNOVATIVE DRYING SYSTEMS.

BENEFITS ARISE AS FOLLOWS:

1) EARLY DETECTION OF HIDDEN DRYING FAULTS, REDUCED WASTE AND THE AVOIDANCE OF DISTURBANCE OF DOWNSTREAM PRODUCTION PROCESSES.

2) MORE EFFICIENT DRYING APPROPRIATE TO TRUE NEEDS BY ENABLING BETTER INFORMED CHOICE OF DRYING PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT; BETTER CONTROL OF THE PROCESS AND REDUCED WASTE; AND IMPROVED APPRECIATION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION LEADING TO IMPROVED ECONOMY.

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