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Experiments were conducted to test the ability of a computer program to describe the charring of ovendried wood.
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Note: Mr. White is a Forest Products Technologist and Dr. Schaffer is a Supervisory Research Engineer at the Forest Service's Forest Products Laboratory. The Laboratory is maintained at Madison, Wisconsin in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin.
Note: The use of trade, firm, or corporation names in this publication is for the information and convenience of the reader. Such use does not constitute official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture of any product or service to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.
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White, R.H., Schaffer, E.L. Application of CMA program to wood charring. Fire Technol 14, 279–290 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01998387
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