Detection System to Identify Wetwood in Standing Living Trees and in Cut Logs andBoards. Transferring Technologies for Industry No. 1

摘要

The document begins with a discussion on the characteristics of the hardwoodindustry and the industry's importance to the U.S. economy. The author then examines various aspects of detecting wetwood and the barriers to adopting any new technologies. He discusses 17 technologies that have potential application for detecting wetwood. Potential technologies identified through this project include: dielectric probe; laser fluorescence; immunology/immuno-assay; electrical impedance imaging; determination of oxygen concentrations; x-ray detection; stress wave nondestructive evaluation; measurement of microwave electromagnetic fields; drill sampler for quantification of microorganisms in wood; infrared sensing devices; acousto-ultrasonic emission analyses; gas chromatography; fast neutron transport; mass spectroscopy; oxygen sensors; intelligent thick-film gas sensor; and canine olfactory detection.