| Key Words |
Wood details; one sided heating; modeling; plasticizing; bending; specific energy consumption. |
| Abstract |
A methodology for mathematical modeling and research of two mutually connected problems: temperature distribution along the thickness of subjected to one sided heating flat wood details and energy consumption of this process has been suggested. For the realization of the methodology, a 1-dimensional mathematical model has been created and solved for the transient non-linear heat conduction in flat wood details during their one sided heating. Based on the integration of the model’s solutions, a numerical approach for the computation of the total specific (for 1 m2) energy consumption needed for the heating of the details aimed at their plasticizing before bending in the production of curved details for different applications in the furniture industry has been suggested. The total energy consists of two components: energy for warming up of the wood itself and energy for covering of the emission from the non-heated side of the details in the surrounding environment during the heating. |
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