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Wood drying seminar

Improvement of Wood Drying Quality by Conventional and Advanced Drying Techniques

Topic:      Wood Drying Seminar "Improvement of Wood Drying Quality by                Conventional and Advanced Drying Techniques" in Bled, Slovenia
Location: Best Western Kompas Hotel, Cankarjeva 2m, Bled, Slovenia
Date:       23th April 2009

Important deadlines

  • 15th December 2008: Pre-registration, Submission of title and authors (s) – informational
  • 16th January 2009: Deadline for Abstract Submission (max. 1/2 page)
  • 23th January 2009: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
  • 10th March 2009: Deadline for Full Paper Submission (max. 10 pages)
  • 20th March 2009: Return of reviewed papers to corresponding authors
  • 20th March 2009: Deadline for registration and hotel booking
  • 06th April 2009: Deadline for acceptation of final papers
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    Seminar and workshop

    Quality control on wood drying

    Topic:     Seminar & Workshop “Quality control on wood drying – first step for               optimizing exploitation of wood resources“ -
    Location: Department of Wood Science and Technology, Rožna dolina, Cesta VIII/34,                1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Date:       25th September 2008


    Programm
     
    Time
    Theme
    09:00 – 09:15
    		 Welcome speech
    09:15– 09:55
    		 Methods of quality control and standardization on wood drying
    Dr. Željko Gorišek, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty
    09:55 – 10:20
    		 Quality control and assessment of drying process
    Mag. Aleš Straže, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty
    10:20 – 11:15
    		 Positive and negative practical experience on maintenance of kiln dryers
    Dr. Stjepan Pervan, Wood Technology Department, Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb

    Workshop: Laboratory for wood drying
     
    Time
    Theme
    11:15 – 11:35
    		 Demonstration on new experimental kiln dryer – possibilities for new research work
    11:55– 12:50
    		 Importance of accurate determination of wood moisture content
    12:50 – 13:15
    		 Determination of drying stresses before, during and after drying process
    13:15 – 13:45
    		 Assessment of drying equipment, drying process and wood quality during drying
    13:45 – 14:00
    		 Results and discussion

    Programm; Presentation (slovenian)