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AIR DRIED WOOD [8 records]

Record 1 2026-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Plant and Crop Production
OBS

Penicillium are very commonly found in soil, on decaying vegetation and compost or on wood, dried foodstuffs, spices, dry cereals, fresh fruit and vegetables. They are also found growing on building materials in water-damaged environments as well as in indoor air and house dust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

Les Penicillium sont très généralement retrouvés dans le sol, sur les végétaux en décomposition et le compost de même que sur le bois, les produits alimentaires secs, les épices, les céréales, les fruits frais et les légumes. On les trouve également poussant sur des matériaux de construction dans des environnements endommagés par l'eau ainsi que dans l'air intérieur et la poussière domestique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción vegetal
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Record 2 2011-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Wood Drying
DEF

Wood which has been subjected to air drying.

OBS

Air dried wood may be expected to have moisture content in the range 17-23% depending upon climate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Séchage du bois
DEF

[...] bois qui a été séché en plein air, par opposition à un bois qui a été séché dans un séchoir [et dont l'humidité est comprise entre 17 % et 23 %].

OBS

Contrairement à la règle empirique invoquée autrefois (1 an par cm d'épaisseur), la durée du séchage à l'air est variable avec les conditions climatiques et dépend, par la suite, de la saison d'empilage.

OBS

bois sec à l'air : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de madera
  • Secado de la madera
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Record 3 2010-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • String Instruments
CONT

MILO has proved to be an excellent stringed instrument wood, producing deep resonant bass tones. Combines well with top woods such as Spruce, Cedar, and Sequoia Redwood.

CONT

Shigeru Yoshikawa (2007) Acoustical classification of wood for string instruments, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 122, nr.1, pp: 574-580, 2007.

OBS

Most musical instrument wood is dried to a 7% to 10% moisture content. However, the wood will forever allow moisture to pass into and out of its structure. Each variety of wood has what is called its equilibrium moisture content(EMC). This is the moisture level at which the wood is at rest naturally at a given atmospheric temperature and humidity. It is not constant. When the air is wetter, there will be moisture absorbed by the wood to a new wetter level, which is not the same amount as the moisture level in the air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
DEF

Bois destiné à la fabrication des instruments de musique à cordes.

CONT

Nos stages ont lieu dans notre atelier de lutherie, spécialement aménagé sur le site de notre scierie spécialisée dans le débit de bois de lutherie [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries
  • Processing of Construction Materials
DEF

Wood, used for fuel, that has been air dried so that it contains 15 to 20 percent moisture content(wet basis).

DEF

Wood that has been dried to a certain moisture content to improve its serviceability.

OBS

According to the grading standards of the Western Wood Products Association, seasoned softwood lumber is defined as having a moisture content of 19 percent (ovendry basis) or less (17).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Traitement des matériaux de construction
DEF

Bois qui a été soumis au séchage naturel ou artificiel.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Wood Drying
DEF

Lumber and other wood products that have been air or klin dried to sufficiently low moisture content to prevent stain, mold and decay in transit...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Séchage du bois
DEF

Sciages et autres produits du bois qui ont été séchés à l'air ou en séchoir jusqu'à une teneur en humidité suffisamment basse pour prévenir les taches, les moisissures et la carie durant le transport [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Densified Pellet Technology. Pellets are dried ground wood or other biomass waste compressed into small cylinders about 6 mm(1/4 in.) in diameter and 25 mm(1 in.) long. The pressure and heat created during their production binds the pellets together without the need for additives. Pellet-burning appliances include a hopper to hold at least 20 kg of fuel and a screw auger to move the pellets from the hopper into the combustion chamber. Pellets usually burn cleanly because they are fed to the combustion chamber at a controlled rate and are matched with the right amount of combustion air. These appliances are generally able to operate at lower emission levels than natural firewood appliances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Particules de matière végétale sèche, broyées mécaniquement, dont la taille est d'environ 6 mm à 25 mm.

OBS

La matière végétale est [...] broyée, séchée, comprimée, jusqu'à 200 kg de pression et soumise à une température de 170°.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Biomass Energy
CONT

Retort technology... charcoal processes... The Lambiotte continuous carbonization process is related to the multi-stage type reactor.... Wood is fed continuously through a vertical cylinder into a retort. There, it undergoes three different treatments, moving slowly down to the bottom of the retort. In the first, it is dried, in the second, the charcoal process takes place, and in the third, charcoal is cooled. For the drying stage, pyroligneous gases are removed from the carbonization zone and fanned to the drying zone where they burn with a controlled supply of air. For the cooling stage, gases are removed from under the carbonization stage, where tars have been cracked, and reinjected at the bottom of the retort after having crossed a water cooled system. The sufficiently cooled charcoal is extracted from the bottom of the retort. The level of raw material inside the retort is kept at the maximum height possible. The excess of gas(50%) is generally flared off but can be directed through a by-product recovery system as for the Sific process. The process is fully automated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Le procédé Lambiotte représente sans doute la technique la plus perfectionnée de pyrolyse du bois. Il opère en continu avec circulation externe de gaz de chauffage [...] Les gaz, au contraire du procédé Reichert, circulent en montant à contre-courant du bois. Il y a une zone de séchage et préchauffage, une zone de carbonisation exothermique puis une zone de refroidissement. Les gaz qui s'échappent par le haut sont refroidis, condensés, lavés. Les calories du charbon de bois sont en partie récupérées et le bilan matière comme le bilan énergétique sont particulièrement bien calculés dans ce procédé. Il faut toutefois utiliser du bois bien sec pour consommer le minimum de chauffage et d'énergie électrique (ventilateurs).

Spanish

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Record 8 1993-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gasifiers
  • Energy Transformation
  • Biomass Energy
OBS

... charcoal processes.... the Lambiotte continuous carbonization process is related to the multi-stage type reactor.... Wood is fed continuously through a vertical cylinder into a retort. There, it undergoes three different treatments, moving slowly down to the bottom of the retort. In the first, it is dried, in the second, the charcoal process takes place, and in the third, charcoal is cooled. For the drying stage, pyroligneous gases are removed from the carbonization zone and fanned to the drying zone where they burn with a controlled supply of air. For the cooling stage, gases are removed from under the carbonization stage, where tars have been cracked, and reinjected at the bottom of the retort after having crossed a water cooled system. The sufficiently cooled charcoal is extracted from the bottom of the retort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gazogènes
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Énergie de la biomasse
DEF

Four Lambiotte : Appareil pour la distillation du bois avec récupération de l'acide acétique et des méthylènes.

Spanish

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