HOLISTIC KILNING Energy costs driving new technology

摘要

BUT, ACCORDING TO STEVE RILEY, drying group leader with Ensis, increasingly the inescapable facts are changing this perception. Most of the energy used for processing is consumed in drying — and energy costs are rising. "Drying contributes significantly to gaseous, liquid and visual pollution, and environmental impact requirements demanded by the community, and marketing pressures, are increasing. "Quality requirements for wood products in an increasingly competitive market are becoming more demanding, and the relative contributions of wood resource characteristics and drying [and their interaction] to product performance is not well understood."