Abstract
Press drying was used on sapwood and heartwood of oak (Qercus acutissima Carruthers) to find profitable means of drying low grade logs. This study was designed to investigate the process of press drying considering core temperature, current moisture content, drying rate, drying time, final moisture content, dimensional change and drying defects. The drying tests were conducted using 1.5 centimeter thick material at platen temperature of $175^{\circ}C$ and pressure of 35psi. The results were summarized as fallows. 1. Core temperature was divided into three stages of drying characterized by initial heating period, plateau temperature, and period of rising core temperature. Plateau temperature of heartwood material was higher and longer than that of sapwood material. 2. The predicting equation for change in drying rate of sapwood material was log y=-2.7925-0.0811x as function of time. That of heartwood material was log y=-3.3382-0.0468x. 3. Sapwood material reduced the moisture content from 59 to 2.5 percent in 45minutes. Heartwood material reduced the moisture content from 64 to 3.3 percent in 55 minutes. 4. Shrinkage during press drying were 20.4 percent in thickness direction and 2.5 percent in width direction. Recovery on equilibrium conditioning at 65 percent relative humidity and temperature of $20^{\circ}C$. were 11.4 percent in thickness direction and 49.4 percent in width direction. 5. Heartwood material developed severe honeycombing and moderate checking. The sapwood material dried without honeycombing, checking and collapse. All material kept wood flat.
저질재(低質材) 건조(乾燥)의 한 방안(方案)으로 상수리나무 판재(板材)를 열판건조(熱板乾燥)하였다. 열판건조조건(熱板乾燥條件)을 변재(邊材)와 심재(心材)의 두께 1.5cm판재(板材)를 열판온도(熱板溫度) $175^{\circ}C$, 압력(壓力) 35psi로 건조(乾燥)항, 건조시(乾燥時) 내부온도(內部溫度), 건조중(乾燥中) 함수율(含水率) 및 건조속도(乾燥速度)의 변화(變化), 건조시간(乾燥時間)과 말기함수율(末期含水率), 건조재(乾燥材)의 치수변화(變化), 건조손상(乾燥損傷) 등(等)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 판재(板材)의 내부온도(內部溫度)는 건조초기(乾燥初期)에 급격히 상승(上昇)하여 얼마동안 일정(一定)하게 유지된 다음 서서히 상승(上昇)하였다. plateau temperature는 심재(心材)가 변재(邊材)보다 높고 유지기간도 길었다. 2. 건조시간(乾燥時間)에 따라 건조속도(乾燥速度)는 감소(減少)하였고 변재(邊材)의 건조속도(乾燥速度)는 logy=-2.7925-0.0811x, (r=-0.976), 심재(心材)의 건조속도(乾燥速度)는 logy=-3.3382-0.0468x (r=-0.976)의 곡선(曲線)을 나타났다. 3. 소요(所要)되는 건조시간(乾燥時間)은 심재(心材)가 변재(邊材)보다 길었고, 변재(邊材)는 초기함수율(初期含水率) 59%에서 말기함수율(末期含水率) 2.5%까지 건조(乾燥)하였는데 45분(分), 심재(心材)는 초기함수율(初期含水率) 64%에서 말기함수율(末期含水率) 3.3%까지 55분(分)이 각각(各各) 소요(所要)되었다. 4. 건조재(乾燥材)의 평균(平均) 두께수축율(收縮率)은 20.4%, 평균(平均) 폭수축율(幅收縮率)은 2.5%이고, 평균(平均) 두께복원율(復元率)은 11.4% 평균(平均) 폭복원율(幅復元率)은 49.4%로서 두께는 폭(幅)보다 수축율(收縮率)은 컸으나 복원율(復元率)은 적었다. 5. 변재(邊材)는 내부할열(內部割裂) 등(等)의 건조손상(乾燥損傷)이 거의 없었으나 심재(心材)는 내부할대(內部割袋)이 심하게 나타났다.