DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENERGY-SAVING TECHNOLOGY OF THERMAL MODIFICATION OF WOOD IN SATURATED STEAM

The possibility of technology of thermal modification of green wood without predrying is shown for the first time. Carrying out the process in a saturated high pressure steam followed by vacuum drying due to the accumulated material energy is offered. The aim of the development of this technology is to reduce the energy consumption for the process and improve the final quality of the material, namely the absence of smell of thermo wood and crack formation on the surface of the material. An experimental setup for of high-moisture wood in a saturated high pressure steam, which allowed us to obtain advices on regime parameters of accelerated thermo modification of wood in the saturated steam without prior drying was created.