Kiln Drying Short Course
Drying Quality Lumber
Northcentral Technical College
Antigo, WI
August 9 - 11, 2021
Agenda:
Monday, August 9th 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wood Structure & Drying Science
• The Drying Operation
• Structure of Wood as it Relates to Drying
• Determining the Moisture Content of Wood
• The Use of Kiln Samples
• Wood-Moisture Relations and Shrinkage
• Relationship Between Relative Humidity, Temperature and Equilibrium Moisture Content of Wood
• Kiln Operation Exercise
Tuesday, August 10 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Drying Systems
• Drying Stresses and Defects
• Kiln Schedules: Development, Modification and Use
• Equalizing and Conditioning Treatments
• Causes and Control of Sticker, Fungal and Chemical Stain in Lumber Drying
• Lumber Stacking, Air Drying, Shed Drying and Predrying
• Effects of Air Velocity on Drying
• Kiln Operation Exercise
• Small Scale Dehumidification and Solar Drying
Wednesday, August 11 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Controlling Lumber Quality
• Drying Maple and Other White Woods
• Drying Mixed Species
• Drying Trends: Kiln Size, Lumber Quality and Customer Demands
• The Effective Use of Moisture Meters
• Dry Kiln Instrumentation and Control
• Kiln Buildings and Equipment
• Vacuum Kiln Drying
• Kiln Operation Exercise
• Boiler Basics
• Proper Boiler Maintenance
• Final Kiln Operation Exercise
• Wrap-up and Presentation of Certificates
To Register for the course online go to: https://ntcforms.formstack.com/forms/kiln_drying_2021