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Solar Wood Drying Kilns |
| Virginia Tech Solar
Kiln
www.woodscience.vt.edu
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 This
is a really excellent resource for wood drying information.
Including plans for what looks like a very well thought out
solar wood drying kiln. |
WoodWeb -- Solar Kiln Designs
www.woodweb.com
Kiln pictures from WoodWeb:
www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base |
 Lots
of information on solar drying of wood. Detailed diagrams of
quite a few solar wood drying kiln designs. |
The Appalachian Solar
Lumber Kiln,
Dennis Scanlin, Appalachian State University
Home Power Magazine, issue 63, Feb 1998
www.homepower.com/view/...
If the above link does not work, then here is
How to get articles from Home Power ... |
 A
well thought out design for a solar lumber drying kiln. The
article includes good design, construction, and performance
detail.
The design uses a solar air heating collector with a flow
through absorber. The collector comprises the full south face
of the kiln. Air is circulated though the absorber with 3 12
VDC fans driven by a single PV panel.
(thanks to Loran for suggesting this article) |
|
A Look at Mother’s Solar Wood-Drying Kiln
Mother Earth News
Part 1:
www.motherearthnews.com
Part 2:
www.motherearthnews.com |
 Mother
Earth News Article, Issues 89 and 90, Sept 84An article on a
large solar wood drying kiln, and some information on the ins
and outs of drying wood. |
Processing Trees to
Lumber for the Hobbyist and Small Business
Plans for a Solar Kiln,
Eugene M. Wengert and Dan A. Meyer
http://owic.oregonstate.edu/solarkiln/plans.htm
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 Information
on designing and building a solar wood drying kiln. |
| Constructing and
Operating A Small Solar-Heater Lumber Dryer, Paul Bois, National
Wood Drying Specialist
Full Plans pdf |
 Plans
for a solar wood drying kiln. This is 2nd generation design
that has been tested and produces good results. |
|
A Homemade Solar Lumber Kiln
Edward A. Fassig
Mother Earth News
www.motherearthnews.com |
 Mother
Earth News Article, Issue 76 July/Aug 1982Article on
designing, building, and using a solar lumber drying kiln. |
| A Solar Wood Kiln
www.rutuonline.com/html/solar_kiln.html
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 A
solar wood drying kiln in which the entire front glazed area
lifts up for access.If you are into boat building, this site
describes the building of a 45 foot sailboat -- very
interesting. |
| Wood Industry Fact
Sheet -- Solar Drying Basics, West Virginia University Extension
Service
www.wvu.edu/~agexten/forestry/wooddr1.pdf
Details (pdf) |
 Good
and straightforward design information for building successful
solar wood drying kilns.From the West Virginia University
Extension Service |
| A couple large scale
solar wood drying kilns
Details ...
|
 A
couple of interesting large scale wood drying kilns from AU.
The first seems like it might be adaptable to a combined
kiln/greenhouse/sunspace in a single structure? |
