Journal
MADERAS-CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 95-112Publisher
UNIV BIO-BIO
DOI: 10.4067/S0718-221X2017005000009
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Drying curves; numerical simulation; solar greenhouse dryer; tropical climate; tropical woods
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- International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) [012/15A]
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This paper presents a modeling of an instrumental indirect solar wood dryer less expensive functioning in a Cameroonian climate applied to the climate of Yaounde. The dryer is easy to build and electric energy is only used for the fan. Applications are done on Iroko wood (Chlorophora excelsa), a tropical wood 50mm thick most utilized in Africa. A satisfactory agreement between experimental and numerical results was found. Influences of thickness, wood initial water content and airflow rate were studied.
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