Wood Physics and Drying Lab

Department of Wood Science @ UBC

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Department of Wood Science

University of British Columbia

2424 Main Mall

Vancouver, BC, Canada

V6T 1Z4

tel:   +1  604  8226153

fax:  +1  604  8229159

stavros.avramidis@ubc.ca

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There are two laboratory locations: (a) the Wood Physics Lab that is located on the 4^th floor of the Forest Sciences Centre (#4230-2424 Main Mall), and (b) the Wood Drying Lab on 2324 West Mall. Both labs are well equipped for related research.

Wood Physics Lab

Conditioning chambers	Steady-state gas permeability system
Dynamic sorption system	Dynamic air permeability system
Dynamic vapor sorption system	Solution calorimeter

Wood Drying Lab

8m^3 conventional steam/electric kiln	41MHz Radio Frequency heater
16m^3 conventional steam kiln	7MHz Radio Frequency Vacuum (RFV) kiln
Capacitance in-line moisture meter	The Wood Drying Lab – 2324 West Mall

NIR lumber scanning system

Drying stresses measuring system