Drying Process of Liquidambar Formosana Blank

Authors of this paper studied the drying velocities and drying qualities of different kinds of 25mm thick blanks from the logs with different diameters(A30cm,B:20～30cm,C20cm).Results showed that the conventional drying schedule worked out by the authors could be used in drying of Liquidambar Formosana blank,and the products quality could meet the requirement for producing flooring; the Liquidambar Formosana blank especially tended to have twist deformation and surface check when the MC of the blank was ranging from 40%to 50%;the drying cycle of 25mm thick blank from initial MC 79.57%to final MC of 13.85%was 376 hours;and the drying velocity of Liquidambar Formosana blank from logs with different diameters had no significant differences,but the drying quality differed a lot.