Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 3 The average values of initial moisture content (%) for the considered fraction of willow and fir chips (before irradiation)
Species | Sieve size, mm | Time, s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 60 | 120 | 180 | ||
Willow | 0 | – | 69.25 | 68.37 | – |
3.15 | 66.50 | 71.17 | 70.61 | 70.78 | |
8.0 | 64.25 | 64.03 | 63.85 | 62.35 | |
16.0 | 55.26 | 52.30 | 55.76 | 56.89 | |
31.5 | – | – | 53.60 | – | |
Fir | 0 | – | 98.13 | 96.76 | – |
3.15 | 113.00 | 112.37 | 110.67 | 111.12 | |
8.0 | 97.07 | 100.00 | 98.75 | 97.05 | |
16.0 | 80.83 | 79.76 | 76.29 | 72.63 | |
31.5 | – | – | 61.81 | – | |