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oven-dry weight [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Drying
CONT

All lumber requires at least partial seasoning for most purposes; generally, moisture reduction to not more than 120 percent of the oven-dry or bone-dry weight of the wood is required before it can be considered suitable for use.

OBS

oven-dry: A wood dried to constant weight in a ventilated oven at a temperature above the boiling point of water, generally 103 [+ or -] 2C°.

OBS

bone-dry weight: According to the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, in its publication: "Tree Power. An Assessment of the Energy Potential of Forest Biomass in Canada", 1978, p. 35, oven-dry wood has a higher moisture content (8%) than bone-dry wood (0%).

Key term(s)
  • oven dry weight
  • bone dry weight

French

Domaine(s)
  • Séchage du bois
CONT

Par étuvage à 100 - 110 °C, l'eau contenue dans le bois s'échappe et la matière sèche, bois anhydre, reste en fin d'opération. Le pourcentage du poids d'eau évaporée par rapport au poids anhydre donne le taux (ou degré) d'humidité de l'échantillon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Secado de la madera
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Record 2 1992-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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