Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Wood Science & Technology (한국목재공학회)
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Radial and Circumferential Variations in Hygroscopicity and Diffusion Coefficients within a Tree Disk

  • Kang, Wook (Dept. of Forest Products, College of Agriculture, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Chung, Woo Yang (Dept. of Forest Products, College of Agriculture, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Eom, Chang Deuk (Program in Environmental Materials Science, Department of Forest Science College of Agriculture & Life Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Han, Yeon Jung (Program in Environmental Materials Science, Department of Forest Science College of Agriculture & Life Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yeo, Hwan Myeong (Program in Environmental Materials Science, Department of Forest Science College of Agriculture & Life Science, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jung, Hee Suk (Program in Environmental Materials Science, Department of Forest Science College of Agriculture & Life Science, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2006.09.02
  • Accepted : 2006.12.26
  • Published : 2007.03.25
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Abstract

This study was undertaken to investigate the variation of equilibrium moisture content (EMC) in transverse direction and three different directional (longitudinal, radial, and tangential) linear movements, and diffusion coefficients within a tree disc of Korean red pine (pinus densiflora). The EMC gradually increased in heartwood from pith. Therefore, the chemical components might differ even in heartwood and the radial variation in EMC might have a close relationship with the cellulose content within a cross section. The specific gravity increases gradually from pith and the porosity has not direct influence on the variation of EMC within a tree disk. Both the radial and tangential diffusion coefficients exhibited clear trend of increase from pith. The EMC change (${\Delta}EMC$) and tangential diffusion coefficient were close to be axisymmetrical but others were deviated from axisymmetry. The diffusion coefficient decreases with decreasing an activation energy and specific gravity, The diffusion coefficient increased with increasing ${\Delta}EMC$ and hygroscopicity of wood might be inversely proportional to the activation energy, The fJEMC may depend on the chemical constituents of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. As the number of sorption sites and sorption capacity of wood increase, therefore, it might be assumed that the hygroscopicity of wood increases while activation energy decreases. Modeling physico-mechanical behavior of wood, the variations should be considered to improve the accuracy.

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