{"title":"Prediction of Optimum Veneer Drying Parameters with Artifi cial Neural Networks for Production of Plywood with High Mechanical Properties","authors":"Hasan Ozturk","doi":"10.5552/drvind.2023.0074","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Veneer drying is the manufacturing process in the plywood industry that most affects energy consumption and panel properties such as bonding and bending. Therefore, the veneer drying temperature and moisture content should be accurately adjusted. Moreover, the determination of veneer thermal conductivity is as important as these two parameters and the thermal conductivity values should also be specifi ed when forming the drying programs. This study aimed to predict the optimum values of the veneer drying temperatures, moisture content and thermal conductivity, which gave the best mechanical properties, by artifi cial neural network (ANN) analysis. Poplar (Populus deltoidesI-77/51) and spruce (Picea orientalis L.) veneers and urea formaldehyde (UF) resin were used in the production of plywood. The thermal conductivity of veneer and the bonding, bending strength and elasticity modulus of the panels were tested by the relevant standards. The most accurate and reliable prediction models were obtained by analyzing the experimental data with ANN. The optimum veneer drying temperature, moisture content and thermal conductivity values that gave the best values for all three mechanical properties were 149 °C, 6.2 % and 0.02668 W/mK for poplar and 116 °C, 4.4 % and 0.02534 W/mK for spruce.","PeriodicalId":11427,"journal":{"name":"Drvna Industrija","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Drvna Industrija","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5552/drvind.2023.0074","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, PAPER & WOOD","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Veneer drying is the manufacturing process in the plywood industry that most affects energy consumption and panel properties such as bonding and bending. Therefore, the veneer drying temperature and moisture content should be accurately adjusted. Moreover, the determination of veneer thermal conductivity is as important as these two parameters and the thermal conductivity values should also be specifi ed when forming the drying programs. This study aimed to predict the optimum values of the veneer drying temperatures, moisture content and thermal conductivity, which gave the best mechanical properties, by artifi cial neural network (ANN) analysis. Poplar (Populus deltoidesI-77/51) and spruce (Picea orientalis L.) veneers and urea formaldehyde (UF) resin were used in the production of plywood. The thermal conductivity of veneer and the bonding, bending strength and elasticity modulus of the panels were tested by the relevant standards. The most accurate and reliable prediction models were obtained by analyzing the experimental data with ANN. The optimum veneer drying temperature, moisture content and thermal conductivity values that gave the best values for all three mechanical properties were 149 °C, 6.2 % and 0.02668 W/mK for poplar and 116 °C, 4.4 % and 0.02534 W/mK for spruce.
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"Drvna industrija" ("Wood Industry") journal publishes original scientific and review papers, short notes, professional papers, conference papers, reports, professional information, bibliographical and survey articles and general notes relating to the forestry exploitation, biology, chemistry, physics and technology of wood, pulp and paper and wood components, including production, management and marketing aspects in the woodworking industry.