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Chapter 24 



DRUM 



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DISK 



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30-90% RH 



— 24 HR WS 

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Figure 24-12. — Linear expansion under three exposure conditions related to compac- 

 tion ratio for 1/2-inch-thick sweetgum panels made from 2-1/4-inch-iong, 0.020-inch- 

 thick flakes cut on four types of flakers. OD-VPS means ovendry-vacuum-pressure- 

 soak cycle; WS means water soak (Drawing after Price and Lehmann 1978.) 



