Solar drying of pine lumber: Verification of a mathematical model

Authors

  • Naoual Bekkioui Laboratoire des Sciences et Technologie du Bois
  • Abdelillah Hakam Laboratoire des Sciences et Technologie du Bois
  • André Zoulalian LERMAB-Université de Nancy
  • Abdessadek Sesbou Ecole Nationale Forestière d’Ingénieurs
  • Mohamed El Kortbi Centre Technique des Industries du Bois et de l’Ameublement

Keywords:

pine, solar dryer, modelling, moisture content, temperature

Abstract

This work presents verification of a mathematical model for drying of a wood stack in a greenhouse type solar dryer. A simplified heat and mass transfer numerical model has been developed with input parameters based on the actual metrological data of a Moroccan climate. For its validation, a comparative study is performed in this work; the present model is solved to simulate the solar drying of pine wood using experimental data of previous wood drying experiments. The average relative discrepancies between the model predicted and experimental data are 1,2% for wood moisture content, 1% for drying air temperature and 5% for the air relative humidity. The close agreement between the predicted and experimental results shows the ability of the model to reproduce experimental drying data for wood.

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Author Biographies

Naoual Bekkioui, Laboratoire des Sciences et Technologie du Bois

Laboratoire des Sciences et Technologie du Bois, Faculté des Sciences, 4 Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014 R abat, Maroc.

Abdelillah Hakam, Laboratoire des Sciences et Technologie du Bois

Laboratoire des Sciences et Technologie du Bois, Faculté des Sciences, 4 Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014 R abat, Maroc.

André Zoulalian, LERMAB-Université de Nancy

LERMAB-Université de Nancy 1, BP 239-54560 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France.

Abdessadek Sesbou, Ecole Nationale Forestière d’Ingénieurs

Ecole Nationale Forestière d’Ingénieurs (ENFI), BP 511-11000 Salé, Maroc.

Mohamed El Kortbi, Centre Technique des Industries du Bois et de l’Ameublement

Centre Technique des Industries du Bois et de l’Ameublement (CTIBA), Casablanca, Maroc.

How to Cite

Bekkioui, N., Hakam, A., Zoulalian, A., Sesbou, A., & El Kortbi, M. (2014). Solar drying of pine lumber: Verification of a mathematical model. Maderas. Ciencia Y Tecnología, 13(1), 29–40. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/1328

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