MODEL TO ASSESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN INDUSTRIAL LUMBER KILNS

In this work, a kiln energy model was developed with the main objective of assessing energy consumption in industrial lumber kilns. The model simulates kiln energy consumption on the basis of a simplified description of kiln technologies, energy systems and lumber characteristics, and it requires a...

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Main Authors: Diego Miguel Elustondo, Luiz Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad del Bío-Bío 2009-01-01
Series:Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-221X2009000100003