Modeling and Simulation of Oriented Strandboard Pressing

Author(s)

T.E. Fenton
H.M. Budman
M.D. Pritzker
E. Bernard
Gordon Broderick, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Publication Title

In Silico Biology

Volume

42

Issue/Number

11

First Page

5229

ISSN

0888-5885

Last Page

5238

Abstract/Excerpt

A two-dimensional model of heat and mass transport within an oriented strandboard (OSB) mat during the hot pressing process is presented. The thickness of the mat changes with time during pressing, and a novel approach to calculating gas flux accounts for the resulting compression of the OSB mat. The gas within the voids is treated as a binary mixture of air and water. Model parameters are obtained from the literature and from direct measurements. The simulation results are compared to measurements taken within panels of two different target thicknesses from an existing industrial manufacturing operation.

DOI

10.1021/ie020656w

NSUWorks Citation

Fenton, T., Budman, H., Pritzker, M., Bernard, E., Broderick, G. (2003). Modeling and Simulation of Oriented Strandboard Pressing. In Silico Biology, 42(11), 5229-5238.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1045