The Fractal Nature of Wood Revealed by Drying

Abstract

Introducing the fractal theory into the study of wood and its porous properties will provide new insights. The fractal dimension of wood surface was first studied by using water-sorption. It was found that the fractal dimension was in the range of 2.5-2.8. An experiment with pressurized water absorption has confirmed the fractal nature of wood. The findings have shown that the pore space within wood could be characterized by fractal dimension or a set of fractal dimensions. But there was no explanation leading to the characterization of wood properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010923

Entities

People

  • Benhua Fei

Organizations

  • Chinese Academy of Forestry

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Forestry
  • Geometry
  • Integrals
  • Materials
  • Moisture
  • Porous Materials
  • Reinforcing Materials
  • Sorption
  • Symposia
  • Technical Information Centers

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects