METHOD OF LUMBER DRYING IN DRYING CHAMBER Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: lumber drying, applicable in forest, wood- working and other branches of industry. SUBSTANCE: the method of lumber drying in recirculation drying chamber consists in heating of drying agent in a heating chamber and motion of drying agent in drying chamber through lumber by means of a blower, drying of drying agent in condensation chamber with condensation of water vapors in a platen air heater at cooling with cooling water, partial drawoff of used drying agent by a vacuum pump with creation of vacuum in the drying chamber, the drying chamber with lumber is separated from the heating chamber and connected to it in succession. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of drying. 1 dwg