Variation in specific gravity as impacts moisture content readings
Ron Myer · 1998
Internal costs are reduced when the moisture measuring system is reading accurately. The costs that occur are from rehandling and redrying, plus the value loss by overdrying, handling damage, and degradation after redrying if dry lumber is marked as wet. Without the most accurate feedback information to the kiln operator from the planer as to MC of a kiln charge, the dry kiln operator will have difficulty in making and using the best dry kiln schedule.