History A northwest Pennsylvania lumber mill installed an advanced vacuum kiln drying system to decrease the time needed to process dimensional hardwood from months to weeks. The system exposes the hardwood to a vacuum while heating it to 50 C using hot water coils within the wood stacks. A water seal vacuum pump, drawing through a water cooled condenser, is used to evacuate the kilns. Cooling water, recirculated from a 75 ton

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