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Modeling the hemlock drying process

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Berberovic, Adin, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (57th : 2007)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: air temperature decreases across the stack of lumber and the boards on the entering-air side of the

A new way to deal in the stud game

Creator:: Erickson, Robert W., Petersen, Harlan D., Powell, Kevin L., Wasniewski, Lance, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: National Grading Rule for Dimension Lumber is 1/4" while the requirements for strength and stiffness of the

Superheated steam/vacuum drying times for thick lumber

Creator:: Oliveira, Luiz Carlos, Mackay, J. F. G., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: SUPERHEATED STEAM/VACUUM DRYING TIMES FOR THICK LUMBER Luiz C

A comparison of drying quality between kilns with and without variable speed fan controls

Creator:: Vranizan, John M., Shinn, John, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (45th : 1994 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: kiln operator can observe drying activities for specific charges of lumber. After enough experience has

Understanding the post-kiln warp instability of lumber

Creator:: Stanish, Mark, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: UNDERSTANDING THE POST-KILN WARP INSTABILITY OF LUMBER Mark

Developments in moisture sensing and drying

Creator:: Heimerdinger, Uli, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (57th : 2007)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: to the problem of accurately tracking and analyzing each piece of lumber processed at your facility

Linking and analyzing data sources for kiln-dried lumber

Creator:: Magill, Richard, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (57th : 2007)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Dry Kiln Association April, 2007 LINKING AND ANALYZING DATA SOURCES FOR KILN-DRIED LUMBER Rich

Implementation of a density sorting strategy to improve drying

Creator:: Reader, Dave, Wallace, Gavin, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (56th : 2006 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: DENSITY SORTING STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DRYING Dave Reader Roseburg Lumber Roseburg, Oregon and Gavin

100% Retention, how to get it in safety and work practices

Creator:: Challburg, Dave, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (53rd : 2002 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

Opportunities through quality control

Creator:: Beach, W. C. (Bill), Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: tremendous gains in productivity in our lumber industry. Increased automation and selective downsizing of the

A closer look at energy losses in drying lumber

Creator:: Carter, Lyle, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (37th : 1986)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: A CLOSER LOOK AT ENERGY LOSSES IN DRYING LUMBER Lyle Carter Carter

Developing a model to simulate lumber dry kiln

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: DEVELOPING A MODEL TO SIMULATE LUMBER DRY KILN Michael R. Milota

Principles and devices for controlling the drying of lumber

Creator:: Holmes, Stewart, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: PRINCIPLES AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING THE DRYING OF LUMBER

A new approach to control air flow through the stickers

Creator:: Breckenridge, Leon, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: even modern kilns don't do a better job of drying lumber. One of the areas of investigation was air

IMPROVE lumber drying program

Creator:: Danielson, Jeanne D., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: IMPROVE LUMBER DRYING PROGRAM Jeanne D. Danielson Forest Products

Summary "chat with the experts"

Creator:: Wengert, Eugene M., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: need to be clarified. Casehardening refers to lumber that has tension set in the outer layers. When

Steam and electrical consumption in a commercial scale lumber dry kiln

Creator:: Breiner, Tom A., Quarles, Stephen L., Huber, Dean W., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: STEAM AND ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION IN A COMMERCIAL SCALE LUMBER DRY

Why is there a need for more accuracy in dry kiln control

Creator:: Breckenridge, Leon, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: and controlled which affect the rate that lumber dries in a lumber dry kiln. Air flow in a

Gases in steam

Creator:: Moir, William P., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: is a condition controlled room utilizing steam coils as a heat source to dry lumber. The rate at

Quality control programs for softwood dimension

Creator:: Wengert, Eugene M., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: simple process: stack the lumber, put it on a cart, roll it into the kiln, close the door, turn on the

Vacuum drying in a small commercial kiln : 18 months experience

Creator:: Rice, R. W., Wengert, Eugene M., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: drying processes are always being proposed and tested in order to dry lumber at a lower cost. One of the

Performance of an in-kiln moisture meter - preliminary results -

Creator:: Breiner, Tom A., Quarles, Stephen L., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (41st : 1990)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: , California INTRODUCTION In-kiln measurement of lumber moisture content is required for implementing

1998 Lumber forecast

Creator:: Mathews, Jim, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (49th : 1998 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: 1998 LUMBER FORECAST Jim Mathews Western Wood Products Association

Drying practices in New Zealand

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: standard. This will specify the moisture, stress, and defects to be allowed in lumber of a certain quality

Current status of radio frequency/vacuum drying

Creator:: Zwick, Robert L., Avramidis, Stavros, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: American market place, it is generating interest amongst the lumber industry (Milota and Wengert, 1995

Do vertical air gaps affect the drying characteristics of Pacific coast hemlock baby squares? : results of a preliminary study

Creator:: Li, Min, Oliveira, Luiz Carlos, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: lumber with a dimension of 105 x 105 mm in cross-section and at different lengths, commonly called baby

Moisture content by the oven-dry method for industrial testing

Creator:: Reeb, James E., Milota, Michael R., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: time to dry is typically about 24 hours for a one- to two-inch sample cut from dimension lumber or

Overview of grading agencies' enforcement of the American softwood lumber standard

Creator:: Mathews, Jim, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: LUMBER STANDARD Jim Mathews Western Wood Products Association Portland, OR Good morning ladies and

Secondary value-added as affected by moisture content and stress

Creator:: Bronson, Ken, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

Heat flux as a predictor of moisture content

Creator:: Quarles, Stephen L., Breiner, Tom A., Amozurrutia, Flor, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (42nd : 1991)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: moisture content in lumber during preheating and drying. Wood Science and Technology 18(2):121- 135

Forgotten results in hemlock drying

Creator:: Millar, Sita, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (42nd : 1991)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: effect on degrade; d) The effect of different types of kiln schedule on lumber quality. I. Sinker

Behavior of predrilled aspen studs during drying and subsequent treating

Creator:: Powell, Kevin L., Erickson, Robert W., Petersen, Harlan D., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (42nd : 1991)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: , Minnesota 55108 INTRODUCTION Straightness and dimensional stability in structural dimension lumber are

Information management : a key to business survival in the 1990s

Creator:: Holmes, Stewart, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (42nd : 1991)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: operators at all levels of companies. Managers and operators of lumber drying facilities are going to play

Optimizing the use of steam in dry kilns

Creator:: Moir, William P., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: steam generation and use to insure that we are maximizing the quantity and quality of dry lumber

A quality improvement process in Hemlock drying

Creator:: Odegard, Neil, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (53rd : 2002 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: ' lumber and writing down numbers. When we got there, they'd just started a new stack of lumber at the un

Before the kiln : factors contributing to drying defects in secondary manufacturing

Creator:: Lansall, Don, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (52nd : 2001 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: SECONDARY MANUFACTURING Don Lansall West Hill Lumber (1988) Ltd. Prince George, BC The primary focus of

Environmental regulatory considerations for sawmills and dry kilns

Creator:: Johnson, Chris, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (57th : 2007)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: other mill processes. Typical Air Pollutant Emissions Profile for Facilities with Lumber Dry Kilns

Continuous lumber dry kilns

Creator:: Robertson, Keith, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (57th : 2007)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Dry Kiln Association April, 2007 CONTINUOUS LUMBER DRY KILNS Keith Robertson Windsor Technology

Predictive control for kiln drying lumber

Creator:: Millar, Sita, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (57th : 2007)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: Dry Kiln Association April, 2007 PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR KILN DRYING LUMBER Sita Millar AMEC, PLC

Pump system assessment for energy and maintenance savings

Creator:: Fuqua, Rick, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (56th : 2006 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

An economic comparison between convention and dehumidification kiln drying techniques for Western Red Cedar

Creator:: Kent, Ronald G., Smith, W. Ramsay, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (37th : 1986)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: investment in a lumber mill operation. Due to its large expense it should be carefully analyzed before

Microprocessor-based kiln control system from Lignomat USA, LTD

Creator:: Heimerdinger, Uli, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (37th : 1986)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: lumber, measured at up to 8 locations distributed throughout the kiln and indicated at the front panel

Opportunities presented through moisture sorting of green lumber using the Novax 8010 infrared moisture sensor

Creator:: Atnikov, David, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED THROUGH MOISTURE SORTING OF GREEN LUMBER

Selection, installation and maintenance of steam coils

Creator:: Vollendorf, Jeff, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

Examination of the air temperature profile across lumber in the high temperature drying of Southern Pine

Creator:: Landoch, David M., Taylor, Fred William, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: EXAMINATION OF THE AIR TEMPERATURE PROFILE ACROSS LUMBER IN THE

Frequency control - - a new tool in drying

Creator:: Elliott, R. H., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: frequency control to dry kiln groups and lumber associations around the country. I must admit that most of

Lumber drying comparisons relating to kiln design and benefits of fan configurations and heat recovery systems

Creator:: Mangan, Tim, Roberts, Butch, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (43rd : 1992 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: LUMBER DRYING COMPARISONS RELATING TO KILN DESIGN AND BENEFITS OF

A new approach to management and control of the traditional lumber drying process

Creator:: Kimberly, T. H., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: A NEW APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE TRADITIONAL LUMBER

Dehumidifier kilns -- controlled by computer

Creator:: Conolly, W. G. (Bill), Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (38th : 1987)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: slides are given. SLIDE I. Crown Forest, Fraser Mills has built eight dehumidification style lumber

Kiln schedules, kiln design, hot checks, final moisture - the hidden connections

Creator:: Carter, Lyle, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (46th : 1995 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: terminate drying but to terminate drying so that the final moisture content of the finished lumber will be

Problem solving and maintenance leads to quality drying at Simpson

Creator:: Cook, John, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (41st : 1990)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: double-track kilns and entered the dry lumber market. By the end of 1963 they had added four additional

Health and safety issues in wood drying operations

Creator:: Knezevic, Olaf, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

Loadmaster : weight-based kiln control

Creator:: Laurenzi, Tom, Greene, Ed, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: most dramatic changes in the lumber business of the 1990's has been the increased emphasis on drying

The effect of drying on gluing and machining

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (47th : 1996 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: effective marketing; however, it is equally important for proper manufacturing of a product. The lumber

Integration of the Wagner moisture meter with the x-ray lumber gauge strength grader

Creator:: Ziegler, Gerald A., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: INTEGRATION OF THE WAGNER MOISTURE METER WITH THE X-RAY LUMBER

Managing moisture for profit

Creator:: Pope, Bob, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: . Since our focus here today is lumber drying, I would like to help you improve your drying operation. We

Southern pine TDAL : a computer program to simulate lumber drying in a kiln

Creator:: Lamb, Fred M., Wengert, Eugene M., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (42nd : 1991)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: SOUTHERN PINE TDAL: A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO SIMULATE LUMBER DRYING

Keep it simple

Creator:: Simpson, Doug, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (55th : 2005 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: KEEP IT SIMPLE Doug Simpson C&D Lumber Co. Riddle, Oregon There

Design considerations of a commercial q-sift installation for redrying hemlock lumber

Creator:: Zwick, Robert L., Dergousoff, Ted, Avramidis, Stavros, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (53rd : 2002 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: REDRYING HEMLOCK LUMBER Robert L. Zwick, Vice President Technology and Ted Dergousoff, Marketing Manager

Improving efficiency and quality using a permanent orifice steam trapping system

Creator:: Walker, Dave, Lowe, Patti, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (54th : 2004 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: being here to find out about permanent fixed orifice systems. I want to thank Angus at Hampton Lumber

Kiln fans-from design to optimizing performance

Creator:: Giroux, Paul, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (54th : 2004 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: lumber charge and moisture away from it. If the lumber has a uniform temperature, the air's temperature

Dehumidification drying sized for the West Coast

Creator:: Compagna, Pierre, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (37th : 1986)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: not recovered completely from the 1981 recession in the lumber industry. This crisis has brought

New processes for drying and information gathering

Creator:: Shipp, Mil, Price, Rodger, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (44th : 1993 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: will discuss statistical process control in the lumber manufacturing process. PART I - INFORMATION

Development of a laboratory technique to measure kiln emissions

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (51st : 2000 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: . Lavery, Mark R. and Michael R. Milota. 2000 Measurement of VOC emissions from ponderosa pine lumber using

Electrical energy savings available from low pressure pneumatic conveying systems

Creator:: Vranizan, John M., Shinn, John, Goddard, Nancy, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (50th : 1999 : Portland, Or.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding

Effluent from radio frequency/vacuum drying of softwoods : characterization and treatment

Creator:: Zwick, Robert L., Bicho, Paul, Avramidis, Stavros, Chen, Tao, Breuil, Collette, Saddler, John N., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (48th : 1997 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: of lumber during kiln, dehumidification, superheated steam/vacuum and radio frequency/vacuum drying

Effects of selected management practices on lumber grade and drying properties of two central hardwood species

Creator:: Chen, Peter Y. S., Phelps, John E., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (40th : 1989)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: EFFECTS OF SELECTED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LUMBER GRADE AND DRYING

Regulation and control of air emissions

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (51st : 2000 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: emissions from softwood lumber are 1 to 4 pounds per 1000 board feet (Table 2). Removing the VOCs sets the

Going through the Title V permit process

Creator:: Bengtsson, Jay, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (48th : 1997 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: covered including, as you might note, the volume of lumber being processed through the dry kilns. Even

Changes in the VOC emissions from Douglas-fir lumber with temperature and humidity

Creator:: Milota, Michael R., Wu, Jing, Western Dry Kiln Association, and Western Dry Kiln Association. Meeting (48th : 1997 : Reno, Nev.)
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: CHANGES IN THE VOC EMISSIONS FROM DOUGLAS-FIR LUMBER WITH

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