Torgovnikov G.I. Dielectric Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Materials

Springer, 1993. — 196 p.This is a comprehensive treatise on all aspects of the dielectric properties of wood and wood products. The topics covered include: interaction between the electromagnetic field and wood; wood composition and the dielectric properties of its components; measurement of the dielectric parameters of wood; dielectric properties of oven-dry wood; dielectric properties of moist wood; effects of different kinds of treatment on the dielectric properties of wood; dielectric properties of bark; dielectric properties of wood-based materials; recommendations for determining the dielectric parameters of wood-based materials and for their use in calculations. Several appendices contain reference data on the dielectric characteristics of wood and wood-based materials in a wide range of frequencies, temperatures and moisture contents.