木材干燥过程中声发射信号分析

对木材在干燥过程中产生的声发射信号进行采集和特征分析,结果表明:木材干燥过程中主要采集到两种不同类型的声发射信号:一种信号来自木材内部自由水的蒸发,与木质部导管内水分空穴化过程的声发射信号一致;另一种信号与木材干燥过快时自身形变开裂相关.作为一种木材干燥质量的控制方法,测量和分析声发射信号,可为木材干燥温度和湿度的控制提供依据,实现防止木材干裂、提高木材干燥质量的目的.     

微波和对流联合干燥的试验研究

试验以速生杨树和马尾松为干燥对象,研究了传统的对流干燥、微波干燥及微波和对流联合干燥三种不同供热方式的干燥动力学规律。结果表明:在整个干燥过程中,微波和对流联合干燥能使木材的内、外层含水率分布保持一致;与传统的对流干燥相比,联合干燥可以改善木材质量,提高干燥速度,降低干燥能耗。     

俄罗斯产木材干燥基准的探讨

根据目前国内干燥俄罗斯产木材出现的问题，阐述了其木材的特性，论述了三阶段干燥基准与国内干燥俄罗斯产木材的关系，并提出了供企业参考使用的6种俄罗斯产木材三阶段的干燥基准，为确保干燥质量和生产效益提供了科学依据。     

Reaction wood drying kinetics: tension wood in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Fagus sylvatica</Emphasis> and compression wood in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Picea abies</Emphasis>

The drying kinetics of reaction woods in Picea abies (compression wood) and Fagus sylvatica (tension wood) in comparison with their corresponding normal woods was investigated under constant convective drying conditions. Moisture profiles along the thickness of small flat-sawn boards taken from reaction and opposite wood zones were evaluated using a polychromatic X-ray system, a non-destructive method. The results revealed substantial differences in the drying behavior between the reaction and opposite woods. Both reaction woods represented slower drying rate than their matching normal woods mainly during the period of free water loss. However, the reaction and opposite woods reached the final moisture content (MC) of about 12% at the same time due to higher initial MC in the opposite woods. In the case of reaction wood, it took a longer time for the moisture profile to become approximately uniform. Overall, a more striking difference was observed in the drying behavior of compression and opposite wood in P. abies. Some important anatomical differences like the cell and pit dimensions and their proportion give some explanations for these drying behaviors.     

声发射技术在木材加工领域的应用

作为一种主动无损检测方式, 声发射技术通过分析被测物体内部因能量变化所引发的弹性波的特征, 判断物体内部损伤程度并确定损伤位置。声发射技术为木材加工过程应力监测提供了一种主动无损检测模式, 但受木材自身各向异性等特点的限制, 目前声发射技术在木材工业中的应用尚处于探索阶段。为此, 文中重点介绍了目前声发射技术在木材切削加工、木材及木质结构、木材力学性能、木材干燥过程等木材加工过程的应用现状, 并在此基础上根据木材声发射信号特点, 提出一种基于LabView及高速采集设备的木材干燥过程声发射监测系统设计方案。     

木材纵横向切削过程中的声发射特性

研究了木材纵横向切削过程中的声发射特性。结果表明,切削方向与纤维方向之间的夹角,对切削过程中的声发射活动影响显著;当夹角为0&#176;时声发射最强,90&#176;时声发射最小;声发射强度随木材表面粗糙度的减小而逐渐增大。通过获得的试验数据,可进一步完善切削理论,指导木制品生产,监控产品质量。     

Wood as a natural smart material

The dominant feature of artificial smart materials is the “shape memory” effect. This phenomenon is based on frozen strains (FS). They were detected in wood fastened specimens during drying in the early 1960s. The integral law of wood deforming under loading and moisture content and/or temperature changes was subsequently formulated. This law takes into account the forming of FS. It was applied for the calculation of wood drying stresses. Stress memory and strain memory effects for wood were discovered. Wood has the ability to recollect the type of loading (tension or compression) which it had undergone. The difference between the free and restrained shrinkage is named “frozen shrinkage” (FSh). In calculations of drying stresses, it is more justified to use the FSh concept than “mechano-sorptive creep” (MSC). The MSC phenomenon is observed at cyclical change of moisture content in loaded wood. “Hygrofatigue” that reduces wood stiffness plays the main role in this process.     

Acoustic emission monitoring during partial compression to detect early stages of decay

Summary The acoustic emissions (AEs) under partially compression were monitored with two softwood and one hardwood specimens in very eary stages of decay by a brown- and a white-rot fungus. Even slightly decayed specimens emitted AEs immediately after beginning of loading, typically when partial compression stress was applied to brown-rotted wood with the flat-headed attachment. With sound specimens of three wood species, only a few AEs were generated until the load reached at the proportional limit. These results suggest that AE monitoring will be one of the feasible means to detect the incipient stages of decay in a field test.The authors thank the Weyerhaeuser Research Grants Program for its aid in this investigation     

Acoustic emission patterns from the surfaces of red oak wafers under transverse bending stress

Summary One of the applications of acoustic emission (AE) technology in the forest products field is likely to be in monitoring and/or controlling the drying of wood. This report describes experiments designed to monitor the acoustic emission patterns from the lower surfaces of small red oak test beams which were undergoing failure in tension perpendicular to the grain. Similar patterns are likely to develop in wood which surface checks during drying.When the wood was green, the emission patterns from beams under test were well defined and could be used to predict the onset of cracking before the surfaces under tension were visibly cracked. These patterns were quite similar to the acoustic response of brittle, glassy polymers under stress. Additional experiments on partially dried test beams showed that the clearly predictable emission patterns disappeared and the general level of acoustic emissions increased. This increase in emissions may correspond to shrinkage, at the cell level, of the partially dried beams.This research was conducted as part of the first authors Ph.D. program at VPI&SU under CSRS project 3333121. The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the U.S.D.A. Eastern Hardwoods Utilization Program     

温度对人工林落叶松材物理力学性能的影响

探讨在不同的干燥温度状态下,木材抗弯强度,抗弯弹性模量、横纹抗压强度的变化规律。试验结果显示,在中、低温区域,随着温度的升高,抗弯弹性模量、横纹抗压强镁呈降低趋势;在高温区域,随着温度的升高,抗弯强度被明显削弱,而纹抗压强度则得到增强。     

Cooling and steam conditioning after high-temperature drying of Pinus radiata board: experimental investigation and mathematical modelling

 Steam conditioning of softwood boards after kiln drying is of critical importance for relief of residual drying stresses and to improve distribution of final moisture content. The conditioning practice in New Zealand includes two steps: immediately after high temperature (HT) drying the load is cooled until the core wood temperature is 75 to 90°C, and then the stack is steam conditioned for a period of 1 to 4 hours depending on the lumber thickness and moisture content after drying. In this work, experimental and theoretical studies were performed to better understand the conditioning process and to investigate factors which influence its effectiveness. In the experiment, 50 mm thick Pinus radiata sapwood boards were first dried at 120/70°C for 11, 12, 13, 16 and 18 hours, respectively, to varying moisture contents, and then cooled and steam conditioned for 1 hour. To assess the effectiveness of conditioning, moisture pick-up, moisture gradient, and transverse residual drying stress (indicated by cup and strain) were measured. It was found that drying wood to a low moisture content (below 6%) increased the conditioning effectiveness. A separate matched stack was conditioned for 4 hours after 13 hours drying which showed better results than 1 hour conditioning. A mathematical model for wood drying was extended to include both the cooling and conditioning phases. The model was numerically solved to examine the wood temperature and moisture content changes during the whole process of drying, cooling and final steam conditioning. Increase in wood temperature, moisture pickup and moisture gradient during steam conditioning were predicted and validated by the experimental data. This information is currently being used at the New Zealand Forest Research Institute in simulation of stress development and relief for drying of Pinus radiata lumber. Received 6 July 1998     

Detection of early stages of wood decay by acoustic emission technique

Acoustic emissions of pine wood samples (Pinus sylvestris L.) previously infected with the soft-rot fungi (Chaetomium globosum Kunze) and brown-rot fungi (Coniophora puteana (Schum. ex Fr.) Karst.) were measured in the perpendicular to grain compression test, in the radial direction. It was found that even a minimum mass loss (below 1%) caused by enzymatic deterioration of the wood substance resulted in an increase in acoustic emission level in the compression test measured perpendicular to grain in the radial direction. A particularly sensitive indicator of wood enzymatic destruction were cumulative counts of acoustic emission related to the value of the applied compression load. Received 4 March 1997     

Moisture content measurements in wood using dual-energy CT scanning – a feasibility study

Currently computed tomography (CT) scanning provides a non-destructive method to determine moisture content in wood in three dimensions. With the current methodology two measurements are needed, one with the scanned piece of wood’s moist state and one after drying. Then the difference of the images can be calculated. The drawback and challenge is that dimensional changes due to shrinkage of wood in the drying process have to be compensated for by image processing. In this study a dual-energy CT scanning method is tested based on the consecutive scanning of wood samples at different energy levels to differentiate water from wood, without the necessity to dry the sample and thus without the need for complex image correction. Not quantified but visible differentiations due to moisture content were obtained on small cubical pine samples of different densities by quick consecutives scans at 60 and 200?kV. The results suggest that given that the pixels in the CT images are representing absorption coefficients it should be possible to directly measure moisture content in wood non-destructively in small volume elements inside solid wood in three dimensions. Further applications of this technique in industrial CT scanning of wood are discussed.     

Moisture diffusion coefficient of reaction woods: compression wood of Picea abies L. and tension wood of Fagus sylvatica L.

The moisture diffusion coefficient of compression wood in spruce (P. abies) and tension wood in beech (F. sylvatica) was examined. The results indicated that the diffusion coefficient measured under steady-state condition (cup method) could well characterize the drying kinetics of the reaction woods. The compression wood offered more resistance to the moisture diffusivity when compared with the corresponding normal wood. The thick cell wall rich in lignin explains the small mass diffusivity in compression wood. In contrast, the mass diffusivity in beech is almost always higher in tension wood than in normal wood, in spite of similar density values. The high moisture diffusion in tension wood can be explained by the ease of bound water diffusion in the gelatinous layers (G-layers).     

木材干燥应力连续监测方法的研究

本文在卡普法的基础上，提出了木材干燥应力连续监测方法，并设计了所需的配套装置。该方法采用涡流传感器对干燥过程中卡普片的矢高进行连续测试，同时通过计算机自动采集、存储数据。结果表明：矢高与干燥时间存在精密的相关性，它们之间的相关系数大部分达到0．99以上，从而实现了木材干燥应力的自动与连续监测。     

Compression behaviors of acetylated wood in organic liquids. Part II. Drying-set and its recovery

Unmodified and acetylated cedar wood specimens were swollen in various liquids and dried under radial compression. Two stress relaxation processes were observed during drying, and the second process observed below the fiber saturation point was responsible for the drying-set and the temporary fixation of compressive deformation. The fixed shape of acetylated wood was partly recovered by soaking it in water and toluene and completely recovered in acetone. The effective shape fixation and recovery of toluene-swollen samples implied that the intermolecular hydrogen bonding was not necessary for the drying-set of acetylated wood. The degree of shape recovery was not explained by initial softening, while the acetylated wood always exhibited greater recoverability than unmodified wood. Although 85% stiffness was lost after large compression set and recovery of unmodified wood, such a stiffness loss was limited to 39% when the acetylated wood was processed with organic liquids. This indicated that the swelling of the hydrophobic region in the acetylated wood was effective in preventing mechanical damage due to large compressive deformation.     

Analysis of cyclic vacuum drying curve

The objective of this research was to analyze the cyclic vacuum drying curve within one cycle. Red oak specimens of two different groups, square in cross-section, were used. Group one was comprised of four different thicknesses (2.54, 3.81, 5.08, and 6.35 cm) with a length of 25.4 cm and group two was comprised of three different lengths (12.7, 25.4, and 38.1 cm) with the thickness of 2.54 cm. The specimens were heated to 60°C in the heating oven and then dried in the vacuum oven at 18 mm Hg. The vacuum oven was at room temperature (20°C). The vacuum pump was kept running for 140 min. It was found that the cyclic vacuum drying curve consisted of two distinct parts. The fast drying period lasted about 10 to 15 min. The slow drying period occurred when the pressure inside wood approached the ambient pressure. Most of the moisture was removed during the fast drying period.     

层次支持向量机在色木孔洞缺陷检测中的应用

针对现有木材无损检测中存在的问题,提出根据木材的声脉冲响应特点,通过自制的声波信号采集装置提取含有孔洞缺陷木材的声脉冲响应信号,再分别从时域和频域对信号进行处理,提取相关的统计信息作为识别特征,再输入到层次支持向量机（SVM）中进行识别的方法.结果表明,该方法对色木孔洞位置的识别准确率在95％以上,具有需构造的SVM分类器数量少、不存在不可识别域、训练和识别速度快的优点.对基于支持向量机的木材孔洞缺陷识别进行探讨,并对其有效性进行验证.     

Influence of temperature and steam environment on set recovery of compressive deformation of wood

Low-density hybrid poplar wood (Populus deltoides?×?Populus trichocarpa) was densified by mechanical compression under saturated steam, superheated steam, and transient conditions at temperature levels of 150, 160, and 170°C. Furthermore, compression of wood under saturated steam conditions at 170°C, followed by post-heat-treatment at 200°C for 1, 2, and 3?min, was performed. To determine the influence of compression treatment on the set recovery, specimens were subjected to five cycles of water soaking and drying. Modulus of rupture (MOR) and modulus of elasticity (MOE) of specimens compressed under saturated steam conditions at 170°C and post-heat-treated at 200°C were determined in the dry condition and after five soak/dry cycles. Higher temperature of the compression treatment resulted in lower equilibrium moisture content, while the steam conditions during the treatment and the post-heat-treatment did not have significant effect. Furthermore, the highest degree of densification was obtained in specimens compressed under saturated steam conditions at 170°C and post-heat-treated at 200°C. The steam condition and temperature influenced the set recovery of compressive deformation. Reduced hygroscopicity does not necessarily imply reduced set recovery. The results established that considerable fixation of compressive deformation can be obtained by compressing the wood in a saturated steam environment and by post-heat-treatment at 200°C. The short heat-treatment had no influence on MOR or MOE, but soaking/drying treatments caused a decrease in the MOR and MOE.     

In-log determination of seasonability

A new method for determining the seasonability of timber in the log has been developed. This will allow batch processing of wood with similar seasonability characteristics to minimise drying time and drying induced degrade. The method involves cutting a 12 mm diameter core longitudinally from the end of the log, drying it under fixed conditions for 24 h, and then oven drying it. The only measurements made are three weighings of the core, and a visual inspection of the core surface. Comparison with a non-linear stress and drying model of the 24 h core drying process yields sufficient information to calculate a seasonability grade for the log. Received 29 September 1998