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Center for<br />

Forest Products<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Ressel<br />

Introduction<br />

Fundamentals<br />

Plant Facilities<br />

Innovations<br />

Process<br />

Technology<br />

Plant Examples<br />

Brunner<br />

IWT<br />

Mühlböck<br />

Kronseder<br />

Eberl<br />

Opel<br />

HeatWave<br />

Press Dry<strong>in</strong>g<br />

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Press Dry<strong>in</strong>g - Process Technology<br />

1. Pre-<br />

Dry<strong>in</strong>g<br />

105 °C<br />

95 °C<br />

3 MPa<br />

2. Ma<strong>in</strong><br />

Dry<strong>in</strong>g<br />

3. F<strong>in</strong>al<br />

Dry<strong>in</strong>g<br />

130 ... 200 °C<br />

4. Cool<br />

Down<br />

4...10 h 3...16 h 2...4 h 2...8 h<br />

12 MPa<br />

80 °C<br />

Total process duration ~ 12 ... 24 h<br />

Time [h]<br />

Process phases <strong>and</strong> temperatures<br />

(Arboreo Technologies Ltd. - Com<strong>press</strong>ion<br />

dryers /FIN)<br />

a r b o r e o<br />

technologies<br />

TECHNICAL DATA<br />

- cell size length 6200 mm<br />

- cell size width 2200 mm<br />

- timber thickness 15 … 55 mm<br />

- kiln capacity 10 … 25 m³<br />

- <strong>in</strong>itial mc � predried … green<br />

- f<strong>in</strong>al mc � 6 … 8 %<br />

- dry<strong>in</strong>g time 6…24 hours, depend<strong>in</strong>g<br />

on the treatment <strong>in</strong>tention<br />

- energy consumption approx.<br />

250 … 300 kWh / m³

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