Swelling of Wood. Part III. Effect of Temperature and Extractives on Rate and Maximum Swelling

Summary Wood swelling Rate of wood swelling The swelling of wood in organic liquids at elevated temperatures has been investigated with the use of Activation energy of wood a computerized linear variable displacement transformer (LVDT). Wood swelled extremely fast at high swelling temperatures. The rate of wood swelling in organic liquids showed a strong dependence on temperature Arrhenius equation which closely obeyed the classical Arrhenius equation. This strict linear dependence of wood swelling