Experimental characterization of the hygroscopic properties of wood during convective drying using digital holographic interferometry

Applied Optics
Manoj Kumar, Chandra Shakher

Abstract

In this paper, an application of digital holography for the measurement of surface deformations and the strain field to understand the shrinkage behavior of wood during convective drying is presented. Moisture absorption and desorption induce the dimensional changes and deformations in wood that leads to failure of certain components made of wood. The knowledge of the dimensional changes in wood, deformations, strain distribution and their causes are important for the best utilization of wood. For the study, lensless Fourier transform digital holographic interferometry is used to measure moisture- induced deformation, strain distribution, and the coefficient of hygroscopic shrinkage in different samples of wood. The technique is highly sensitive and enables the observation of deformation and strain distribution during the variations of moisture content in the wood. The wet wood sample was exposed to convective drying, which leads to changes in the moisture content and the associated deformations. The deformation/strain in each step of drying process is used to evaluate the coefficient of hygroscopic shrinkage in different wood samples. The experiments were repeated for differently treated woods. The experimental results show th...Continue Reading

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May 8, 2004·Applied Optics·Qian Kemao
Mar 29, 2014·Journal of the Royal Society, Interface·Ahmad RafsanjaniJan Carmeliet

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Sep 10, 2020·Applied Optics·Manoj KumarOsamu Matoba
Dec 25, 2019·Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, Image Science, and Vision·Jun DongHongqiang Yu
Sep 11, 2019·Applied Optics·Yassine TounsiOsamu Matoba

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