IS 7315 : 1974 Guidelines for Design, Installation and Testing of Timber Seasoning Kilns (Compartment Type with Cross-forced Air Circulation)

1 Scope

This standard lays down the minimum performance requirements ofcompartment type, cross-forced air circulation timber seasoningkilns for efficient seasoning, and recommends essential features ofequipment, design and installation to attain the desiredperformance. Progressive kilns or tunnel driers and natural draughtor thermal circulation kilns are excluded from the scope of thisstandard because of their limited applicability and knowndrawbacks. Procedure for testilng kiln performance has also lbeenoutlined.

2 Reference

IS 2 : 1960   Rules forrounding off numerical values