Sandwich Compression Formation and Density Distribution in Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Wood
1.Research Institute of Wood Industry,Chinese Academy of Forestry;Key Lab of Wood Science and Technology of National Forestry and Grassland Administration,Beijing 100091,China
3.Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration;Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology, International Center for Bamboo and Rattan,Beijing 100102,China
LI Xiaoling,HUANG Rongfeng,HE Xiaoyu,et al.Sandwich Compression Formation and Density Distribution in Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Wood[J].Chinese Journal of Wood Science and Technology,2024,38(03):11-20. DOI: 10.12326/j.2096-9694.2023198.
Sandwich Compression Formation and Density Distribution in Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) Wood
Wood sandwich compression is an advanced technology of compressing wood layers through controlling the position
thickness
and the number of the compressed layers to achieve mechanical property enhancement. By regulating the distribution of temperature and moisture in Chinese fir wood under the desired pressure
the positions and thickness of compressed layers were managed in this study. Furthermore
density distribution in the compressed Chinese fir wood was analyzed to investigate the feasibility of sandwich compression technology to plantation Chinese fir wood and to clearly understand the formation mechanism. The results indicated that when the preheating time ranged from 0.5 to 30 minutes
Chinese fir wood was sandwich compressed with various positions of compressed layers. As the preheating time extended
compressed layers moved from wood surfaces into center and the compressed layer's density exceeded 0.583 g/cm³. By changing the compressing rate and thickness of wood specimen
four types of surface compressed wood with a compression layer thicknesses' range between 3.00~8.07 mm were obtained. The average density of the compressed layer was 28.7% higher than that of the original wood. Combining the technologies for surface compression and centre compression
three distinct compressed layers were formed in the sandwich compressed wood. It was also found that the boundary between the compressed layers and uncompressed layers appeared in the earlywood and the boundary between earlywood and latewood
regardless that compression occurred on wood surface or inside wood. Remarkably
the earlywood cells in the compressed layer underwent significant distortion
leading to the disappearance of almost all cell cavities. On the other hand
latewood cells exhibited little deformation or even remained intact. Based on the density profiles and the calculated characteristic values before and after compression
the maximum density of the compressed earlywood was 210.6% higher than that of the corresponding uncompressed earlywood.
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Research Institute of Wood Industry,Chinese Academy of Forestry;Key Lab of Wood Science and Technology of National Forestry and Grassland Administration
Xichang University,Xichang
Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration;Beijing for Bamboo & Rattan Science and Technology,International Center for Bamboo and Rattan
Research Institute of Wood Industry,Chinese Academy of Forestry