REDUCTION OF MOISTURE IN THE TIMBER ELEMENTS BY MICROWAVE RADIATION

Authors

  • Martin Procházka Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Veveří 331/95, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
  • Jindřich Sobotka Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Veveří 331/95, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51704/cjce.2016.vol2.iss2.pp145-150

Keywords:

Microwave radiation, microwave drying, moisture transport, humidity, temperature field

Abstract

Building construction drying using high-frequency electromagnetic radiation (EMW), or microwave technology (MW), is gaining more usage in practise. It is the quickest way of eliminating water content in construction (wall, ceiling, etc.). Microwave is a term for a part of the electromagnetic radiation of 300 MHz to 300 GHz frequency with a wavelength from 1 mm to 1 m. The frequency of 2,45 GHz and 122 mm wavelength is used for technical practice. Due to the effect of MW radiation a different homogeneity of temperature field can be observed. This article deals with physical factors changes depending on the water content as well as on mass humidity of the material (timber). Another factor is the spreading of the temperature field, which is monitored with thermal imaging FLIR i7. Measurement was carried out after a certain time cycles of irradiation.

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SOBOTKA, J., FYZIKÁLNÍ HODNOTY PŘI TECHNOLOGII VYSOUŠENÍ ZDĚNÝCH STAVEB, příspěvek na konferenci Juniorstav 2015, ISBN 978-80-214-5091-2, Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta stavební, Veveří 331/95, 602 00 Brno, Brno, 2015.

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Published

2023-03-07

How to Cite

Procházka, M. and Sobotka, J. (2023) “REDUCTION OF MOISTURE IN THE TIMBER ELEMENTS BY MICROWAVE RADIATION”, Czech Journal of Civil Engineering, 2(2), pp. 145-150. doi: 10.51704/cjce.2016.vol2.iss2.pp145-150.

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