HARDWOOD DRY KILN OPERATION A MANUAL FOR OPERATORS OF SMALL DRY KILNS

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𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑴π‘ͺ𝑴π‘ͺ𝑴𝑴π‘ͺ𝑴= (𝑢𝑴𝑴𝑢𝑴π‘ͺπ‘Άπ‘Άπ‘Ύπ‘΄π‘΄π‘Ύπ‘Ύπ‘΄π‘΄π‘Άπ‘Ύπ‘΄βˆ’π‘Άπ‘Άπ‘΄π‘ͺ𝑾𝑴𝑢𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑾𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑢𝑾𝑴) π’™πŸπŸπŸ% [3] 𝑢𝑢𝑴π‘ͺ𝑾𝑴𝑢 𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑾 𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑢𝑾𝑴 οƒ˜ Use Equation [3] to calculate lumber moisture content. Using the same example as above, a person in the solid wood industry would calculate the moisture content as 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 𝐢𝑀𝐢𝑀𝑀𝐢𝑀 = (10 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 βˆ’ 5 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝) π‘₯ 100% = 100%. [4] 5 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 If you’re confused you’re not alone. Most people think, β€œHow can you have 100% moisture content? That can’t be right!” That 100% isn’t a typo, though. Think about it – a wood moisture content of 100% calculated using the dry weight as the basis for the calculation (Equation 3) means that 50% of the weight comes from the dry wood and 50% of the weight comes from the included water; the ratio of the wood and water weights is 1.0, hence the MC comes out to 100%. The number might look strange and unexpected, but it’s okay. The moisture contents of freshly-sawn logs or boards might be 75% or even higher – and sometimes the moisture content will be calculated as being over 100%. MCs over 100% are possible and can even exceed 200%! There’s an alternative form of the moisture content formula that some people prefer. The results are the same: 𝑴π‘ͺ% = οΏ½ 𝑰π‘ͺ𝑴𝑴𝑴𝑢𝑢 𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑾 𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑢𝑾𝑴 βˆ’ 𝟏� 𝒙 𝟏𝟏𝟏% [5] 𝑢𝑢𝑴π‘ͺ𝑾𝑴𝑢 𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑾 𝑾𝑴𝑴𝑢𝑾𝑴 Using the numbers used above (the original ten pounds of chips containing both wood and water, dried to only five pounds of ovendry wood), you could calculate MC using Equation [5] like this: 10 𝑀𝐢%=οΏ½5 βˆ’1οΏ½π‘₯100%=(2βˆ’1)π‘₯100%=100% [6] (See Appendix A for some sample numbers if you’d like to practice. The answers are provided.) 27

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