ESTUDIO DE LA VELOCIDAD DEL SECADO DE RENOVALES DE CANELO DRIMYS WINTERI.

This is an experimental study of the wood drying rate of canelo Drimys winteri regrowth at conventional temperatures. The experimental design includes as variables, the drying schedule and the wood thickness. Six testings were performed using wood of 25 and 50 mm thickness in a 0.3 m³ capacity laboratory dry kiln. Canelo regrowths from Lanco (X Region, Chile) are used in these experiments. The results show that the drying rate lack a constant rate period, they have a maximal drying rate between 1.72 and 2.99 (%/h) and the critical moisture content varies between 120 and 140 %. Also the wood drying rate is conditioned by the drying defect tendency of the canelo regrowths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]