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POIDS ETAT SEC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Drying
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oven-dry weight
1, record 1, English, oven%2Ddry%20weight
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bone-dry weight 1, record 1, English, bone%2Ddry%20weight
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - oven%2Ddry%20weight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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°. 2, record 1, English, - oven%2Ddry%20weight
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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%). 3, record 1, English, - oven%2Ddry%20weight
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oven dry weight
- bone dry weight
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Séchage du bois
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- poids anhydre
1, record 1, French, poids%20anhydre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poids à l'état sec 2, record 1, French, poids%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20sec
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - poids%20anhydre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Secado de la madera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- peso en estado secó
1, record 1, Spanish, peso%20en%20estado%20sec%C3%B3
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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