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The radial direction loss factor of full-size western hemlock sapwood and heartwood, as well as western red cedar heartwood timbers was measured using the direct calorimetric method with a laboratory-scale radio frequency/vacuum dryer at the frequency of 13.56 MHz, moisture content range between 10 and 80%, temperature range between 25 and 55 °C, and root mean square (rms) electrode voltages of 0.8 and 1.1 kV, respectively.
The results indicated that the moisture content, temperature, electric field strength and wood type significantly affected the loss factor. Empirical regression equations were derived based on the experimental data that made possible the calculation of the loss factor and power density within wood during RF heating.
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Received 18 January 1997
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Zhou, B., Avramidis, S. On the loss factor of wood during radio frequency heating. Wood Science and Technology 33, 299–310 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002260050117
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002260050117