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A versatile, low-cost drying kiln for opening pine cones
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A batch type, forced draught kiln is described, used principally for drying cones of Pinus caribaea and P. oocarpa in the Republic of Honduras, C.A.. Ventilation is by means of two, large diameter fans powered by an electric motor, gasoline or diesel engine. Air may be passed once through the kiln, or recirculated. Heating is by means of a furnace and flue radiator, using waste cones or firewood as fuel. Temperature is controlled manually with a precision of +/- landdeg;C...
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- Published
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- Publisher:
- Commenwealth Forestry Institute, University of Oxford
- Series:
- C.F.I. Occasional papers
- Publication date:
- 1985-01-01
- ISSN:
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0141-8181
- Paper number:
- 26
- ISBN:
- 0850740835
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ftry:10066
- Deposit date:
- 2015-02-18
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- Copyright holder:
- University of Oxford
- Copyright date:
- 1985
- Notes:
- This document has been digitised by the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford as part of the Oxford Digital Library for Forestry (ODLF) project. Digitisation of this document has been made possible through the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The original contents of this document remain the copyright of the University of Oxford (http://www.ox.ac.uk/).
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