Kiln Size Affects Energy Required to Dry Lumber

Energy requirements for lumber drying kilns can depend on kiln size and range from 18,000 Btu/lb water evaporated for a 10 board food capacity kiln to 1,600 Btu/lb water evaporated for a 100,000 board foot capacity kiln. 1980 This article is in PDF format (file size: 282 kb). To download this article, right click on the link immediately below and choose "save target as". To view the article, left click the link immediately below.
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Kiln Size Affects Energy Required to Dry Lumber   (1980)

Energy requirements for lumber drying kilns can depend on kiln size and range from 18,000 Btu/lb water evaporated for a 10 board food capacity kiln to 1,600 Btu/lb water evaporated for a 100,000 board foot capacity kiln.

Author: Rosen, Howard N.

Source: Research Note NC-256. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Citation: Rosen, Howard N.  1980.  Kiln Size Affects Energy Required to Dry Lumber  Research Note NC-256. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.