The Open-Tank Method for the Treatment of Timber (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Open-Tank Method for the Treatment of Timber (Classic Reprint) written by Carl G. Crawford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-28 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Open-Tank Method for the Treatment of Timber The former theory of the process held that the hot preservative converted the moisture in the wood into steam and so expelled a large percentage of it, and that the cold bath condensed the steam in the pores of the wood and so formed a vacuum into which the preserva tive was forced by atmospheric pressure. In this way it was thought that the timber became seasoned just before or simultaneously with the entrance of the preservative. From this theory it also followed that green timber containing a large amount of moisture could be. Given a better treatment than seasoned timber, since the greater the amount of moisture in the wood the greater would be the vacuum formed when the vapor is driven off. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.