Symbol | Description (Unit) |
---|---|
\({D}_{a}\)
| Apparent density \((\mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^{3})\) |
\({D}_{t}\)
| True density \((\mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^{3})\) |
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| Porosity \((\mathrm{\%})\) |
\(K\)
| Intrinsic permeability \(({\mathrm{m}}^{2})\) |
\(Q\)
| Flux \(({\mathrm{m}}^{3}{\mathrm{s}}^{-1})\) |
\(\mu\)
| Dynamic viscosity \((\mathrm{Pa})\) |
\(e\)
| Sample thickness \((\mathrm{m})\) |
\(P\)
| Pressure \((\mathrm{Pa})\) |
\(\Delta P\)
| Pressure difference between air inlet and outlet |
\(\overline{P}\)
| Average pressure inside sample |
\(A\)
| Sample area \(({\mathrm{m}}^{2})\) |
\({D}_{b}\)
| Diffusion coefficient through wood |
\(m\)
| Mass \((\mathrm{kg})\) |
\(L\)
| Sample thickness \((\mathrm{m})\) |
\(t\)
| Time \((\mathrm{s})\) |
\(G\)
| Specific gravity at moisture content \((\mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^{3})\) |
\({\rho }_{w}\)
| Density of water \((\mathrm{kg}/{\mathrm{m}}^{3})\) |
\(X\)
| Moisture content \((\mathrm{\%})\) |
\(\Delta X\)
| Moisture variation between two parallel faces of the sample |
\({M}_{l}\)
| Mass loss \((\mathrm{g}/\mathrm{m})\) |
1 Introduction
2 Materials and methods
2.1 Samples
2.2 Density and porosity
Sample | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Height (mm) | Weight (g) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Southern pine (low % LW) | 19.92 ± 0.18 | 20.00 ± 0.11 | 19.84 ± 0.23 | 4.19 ± 0.25 |
Southern pine (high % LW) | 19.92 ± 0.15 | 19.93 ± 0.3 | 19.78 ± 0.3 | 4.92 ± 0.35 |
Radiata pine (low % LW) | 20.07 ± 0.12 | 19.83 ± 0.1 | 19.89 ± 0.18 | 4.20 ± 0.09 |
Radiata pine (high % LW) | 19.23 ± 0.79 | 19.94 ± 0.17 | 19.91 ± 0.11 | 4.86 ± 0.29 |
Shining gum | 19.76 ± 0.3 | 19.98 ± 0.5 | 20.27 ± 0.45 | 4.72 ± 0.2 |
LVL | 20.41 ± 0.22 | 20.73 ± 0.2 | 20.54 ± 0.22 | 5.98 ± 0.24 |
CLT-3 P | 19.97 ± 0.07 | 19.99 ± 0.35 | 19.98 ± 0.48 | 4.04 ± 0.13 |
CLT 2 P | 19.86 ± 0.18 | 19.98 ± 0.21 | 19.91 ± 0.24 | 4.10 ± 0.1 |
2.3 Permeability
2.4 Diffusivity
2.5 Statistical analysis
3 Results and discussion
3.1 Porosity
Apparent density (Kg/m3) | True density (Kg/m3) | |
---|---|---|
Southern pine (High % LW) | 627 ± 45 | 1443 ± 41 |
Southern pine (Low % LW) | 531 ± 35 | 1405 ± 40 |
Southern Pine average | 608 ± 40 | 1411 ± 71 |
Radiata pine (low % LW) | 531 ± 11 | 1423 ± 13.3 |
Radiata pine (high %LW) | 636 ± 32 | 1293 ± 188 |
Radiata pine average | 584 ± 22 | 1358 ± 101 |
Shining gum | 590 ± 32 | 1031 ± 105 |
CLT-3 P | 506 ± 12 | 1202 ± 218 |
CLT 2p | 519 ± 17 | 837 ± 108 |
LVL | 689 ± 23 | 1406 ± 35 |
3.2 Permeability (solid wood)
Species | Permeability | KL/KR | KL/KT | KR/KT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Southern pine (SP) | Gas | 29.65 | 99.80 | 3.37 |
Liquid | 202.66 | 1396.53 | 0.00071 | |
Radiata pine (R) | Gas | 5.48 | 13.25 | 2.42 |
Liquid | 16.46 | 233.62 | 0.0043 | |
Shining gum (SG) | Gas | 159.35 | 88.88 | 0.56 |
Liquid | – | 7579 | 0.00013 |
3.3 Permeability (EWPs)
Exposed End-grain (%) | Length of edge gap (mm) | Liquid permeability (mD) | Gas permeability (mD) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
CLT 2P | 54.0 ± 16 | – | 14.2 ± 0.16 | 79.94 ± 71 |
CLT 3P | 54.2 ± 17 | 12.3 ± 3.2 | 47.5 ± 62.0 | 471.7 ± 481 |
Gas permeability (mD) | Liquid permeability (mD) | |
---|---|---|
1 Glue line | 28.8 ± 17.3 | 1.21 ± 1.1 |
2 Glue lines | 20.43 ± 13.3 | 0.63 ± 1.1 |
No glue line | 145.6 ± 57.0 | 23.1 ± 11.7 |
3.4 Diffusivity
Sample | \({D}_{b}\left({m}^{2}\bullet {s}^{-1}\right)\times {10}^{-10}\) | Anisotropy ratio | ||||
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L | R | T | \({D}_{bL}/{D}_{bR}\) | \({D}_{bL}/{D}_{bT}\) | \({D}_{bR}/{D}_{bT}\) | |
Shining Gum | 4.17 ± 0.41 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.51 ± 0.41 | 13.99 | 8.15 | 0.58 |
Southern Pine | 6.89 ± 0.41 | 0.68 ± 0.18 | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 10.13 | 17.29 | 1.71 |
Radiata Pine | 5.52 ± 0.35 | 0.51 ± 0.05 | 0.65 ± 0.03 | 10.74 | 8.45 | 0.79 |
CLT 2P | 7.56 ± 9.66 | 0.95 ± 0.34 | 2.32 ± 0.27 | – | – | – |
CLT 3P | 2.58 ± 0.60 | – | 2.49 ± 0.40 | – | – | – |
LVL | 4.89 ± 0.30 | – | – | – | – | – |