Laboratory of Hydro-thermal Processing of Wood and Wood Materials
Main activities of the Laboratory of Hydrothermal Treatment of Wood and Wood Materials (HIDRALAB) of the Institute of Materials Technology include:
- Testing of hydro-thermal processing of wood and wood materials
- control, evaluation and determination of water content in wood by standard and non-standard methods
- determination of macro and microclimate conditions for natural drying and log-yard organization
- design and development of classic and unconventional drying methods
- Plant steaming room design
- Creating and modifying the wood drying regimes
- Assistance in the selection of drying technology
- Implementing the drying quality standards
- Selecting the wood bending parameters
- Detecting the mistakes in hydrothermal treatment of wood and preventing their occurrence
- Reducing the wood drying process
- drying costs calculation