Evaluation of kiln-drying schedules for wild cherry wood (Cerasus avium)

Authors

  • Süleyman Korkut Duzce University
  • Öner Ünsal Istanbul University
  • Duygu Kocaefe University of Quebec at Chicoutimi
  • Ayhan Aytin Duzce Vocational High School
  • Aslı Gökyar Duzce University

Keywords:

wild cherry wood, drying schedule, drying quality

Abstract

Wild cherry wood (Cerasus avium) lumber with a nominal thickness of 5 cm from Duzce region in Turkey was dried through conventional kiln drying using two different programs which are unprotective drying schedules, and protective drying schedules. The aim was to obtain the most desirable kiln schedule for keeping the wood quality at an appropriate level up to final moisture content of 12±2% was reached. Intensity of warping (twist, bow, cup, crook) occurrence, superficial, internal and end checks, residual stresses, drying rate, and moisture gradient in the dried woods were measured, and the results were analyzed. The results showed that there was a more homogeneous moisture profile, fewer occurrences of superficial checks, and absence of internal checks in the protective drying schedules due to low warping values compared to the unprotective drying schedules. Therefore, it seems that protective drying schedules might be recommended as optimum program for wild cherry lumber drying at commercial scale from Duzce region.

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Author Biographies

Süleyman Korkut, Duzce University

Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Duzce University, 81620, Duzce-Turkey.

Öner Ünsal, Istanbul University

Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University,34473, Bahcekoy-Sarıyer-Turkey

Duygu Kocaefe, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi

Department of Applied Sciences, University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, 555 boul. de l’Université, Chicoutimi, Quebec G7H 2B1, Canada

Ayhan Aytin, Duzce Vocational High School

Department of Furniture and Decoration, Duzce Vocational High School, Duzce University, 81100,Duzce-Turkey

Aslı Gökyar, Duzce University

Department of Forest Industry Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Duzce University, 81620, Duzce-Turkey

How to Cite

Korkut, S., Ünsal, Öner, Kocaefe, D., Aytin, A., & Gökyar, A. (2014). Evaluation of kiln-drying schedules for wild cherry wood (Cerasus avium). Maderas. Ciencia Y Tecnología, 15(3), 281–292. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/1294

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