Schedules drying based score defects or tropical species

Abstract

Knowledge of the heterogeneity of forest species is important for the drying process. The drastic drying test methodology at 100^o C was used on samples of 10 x 50 x 100 mm, relating defects such as cracking to the drying speed in samples of 17 forest species from the Amazon region, obtaining at the end of the test the initial temperature, final temperature and drying potential, necessary for the preparation of drying programs. The results presented values of drying parameters with the possibility of dividing the species into four groups, by similarity of drying speed and development of defects, equal to or close to, above and below fiber saturation point (FSP).