Moisture content in fire wood
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Kevin Dolan
Burning Hunk
Yes so what is wood drying, what takes the moisture out of the wood?
Silage involves fermentation what is wood doing drying?
Kevin Dolan
Burning Hunk
Solarguy what is the chemical process of moisture out of the wood, would like to know that,is it sort of like osmosis I in cells exchanging moisture for air??
Humidity,air flow are definelty what dries wood out but would like to know the chemistry if you know that.
I think the wood finds its equilibrium from outside temps and wind but it must find a balance with the souring
yes solar guy the wood is trying to reach its natural equilibrium once split and stacked. So it is related to where you live with the humidity and air flow, my sense around here is that I can get my wood to around 15- 20 % moisture in two years or slightly less with normal stacking outside, oak excepted. Always learning.
McKeznak
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Agreed with the humidity in the summer around here I'm not sure I'd ever get below 15% no matter how long it sat out there.
Sprinter
Minister of Fire
Here is a study from the Forest Service showing expected equilibrium MC for various locations in the country in different months depending on temp and RH
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn268.pdf
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn268.pdf
Kevin Dolan
Burning Hunk
Sprinter great info what I was looking for , so around 15% is the best I can shoot for here in ontario-works for me.
Thanks for taking the time to post that info.
Kevin
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