How to Dry Lumber for
Quality and Profit
December 5-8, 2005
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Tentative Agenda
Monday,
December 5
Wood Fundamentals
| 07:30am |
|
Registration |
| 08:00 |
|
Introduction |
|
08:15 |
|
Air,
Water, and Wood
|
| 09:00 |
|
Wood
Anatomy
|
| 10:30 |
|
How
Water Affects Wood
|
| 11:45 |
|
Lunch
|
| 01:00
pm |
|
Wood-Water
Relations
|
| 01:45 |
|
Stain
Control
|
| 02:45 |
|
Drying
Degrade
|
| 03:45 |
|
MACT
Implications
|
| 04:00 |
|
Moisture Samples
|
| 04:25 |
|
Adjourn
for the Day
|
| 04:30 |
|
Moisture
Samples (Optional Lab)
|
Tuesday,
December 6
Kiln Design and Operation
| 08:00
am |
|
Q & A
|
| 08:15 |
|
Energy
and Costs
|
| 09:00 |
|
Kiln History
and Design
|
| 09:45 |
|
Heating,
Ventilating, and Humidification
|
| 11:00 |
|
How Kilns
are Controlled
|
| 12:00 |
|
Lunch
|
| 01:00
pm |
|
How Kilns
are controlled
|
| 01:45 |
|
Modernizing
Kilns for Improved Performance and Energy Recovery
|
| 03:00 |
|
Other
Drying Systems
|
| 03:30 |
|
High Temperature
Drying
|
| 03:45 |
|
Open Group
Discussion
|
| 04:00 |
|
Adjourn
for the Day
|
| 04:15 |
|
Moisture
Samples (Optional Lab)
|
Wednesday,
December 7
Kiln Operation and Maintenance
| 08:00
am |
|
Q
& A
|
| 08:15 |
|
Steam Testing and Water Treatment
|
| 09:30 |
|
Steam and Steam Traps Video
|
| 10:05 |
|
Steam
and Steam Traps Discussion |
| 10:45 |
|
Air
Velocity and Stacking
|
| 11:45 |
|
Lunch
with Manufacturers
See the latest equipment offered for drying wood and measuring
its moisture content.
An informal way to meet the people who supply, maintain and
service kilns and kiln accessories.
|
| 01:45
pm |
|
Pneumatic
Controller Troubleshooting and Maintenance
|
| 02:30 |
|
Electronic
Controller Troubleshooting and Maintenance
|
| 03:45 |
|
Moisture
Detectors
|
| 04:45 |
|
Open
Group Discussion
|
| 05:00 |
|
Adjourn
for the Day
|
Thursday,
December 8
Kiln Schedules and Monitoring
| 8:00
am |
|
Q
& A
|
| 8:15 |
|
Schedules
|
| 9:00 |
|
Schedules for Western Woods
|
| 9:45 |
|
Discussion on Schedules
|
| 10:15 |
|
Monitoring
Quality in Drying
|
| 11:00
|
|
Implementing
Ideas
|
| 11:30 |
|
Pass
Out Certificates
|
| 11:45 |
|
End
of Workshop
|
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