TY  - JOUR
T1  - Superheated steam application to optimize the kiln drying of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
A1  - Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
LA  - English
PB  - Springer Verlag
YR  - 2015
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:46431
AB  - A study was conducted to optimize the kiln drying of 50 mm thick rubberwood boards using a combination of superheated steam and hot air. The results revealed that initial application of saturated steam at 100 °C, followed by a period of superheated steam application at 110 °C and finally drying in hot air at 65 °C as in the conventional kiln drying, gave the best result in terms of minimizing drying defects and also shortening the drying time.
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