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Drying and thermal modificationLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: AT00BZ11

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • English

Objective

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Enrollment

20.11.2024 - 03.01.2025

Timing

05.03.2025 - 30.04.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Wood Technology (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Scheduling groups
  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLTIPUU23S
Small groups
  • Lectures

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Implementation and methods of teaching

Student will learn:

- basics of wood drying
- basics of thermowood process
- wood drying defects
- testing of dried and thermowood handled products
- possible laboratory works: kiln drying/thermowood handling
- possible company visit to Sawmill (drying process)

Timing and attendance

6.3.-30.4.2025

Learning material and recommended literature

- Sawmill Industry - Handbook. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Sawmill Industry - Handbook
- The basics of wood drying, Valutech (Tom Moren)
- Thermowood Handbook
- lectures in Moodle course
- Laboratory work Instructions

Exam retakes

To be agreed with the course teacher

Learning environment

- Moodle implementation
- The laboratory exercises of the course are done in a wood laboratory

Student time use and work load

- The course is evenly loaded for an average of 8 weeks
- Extent of the course 5 cr. equivalent to about 5 x 27 hours of student work

Contents

The course covers the following topics:
- wood drying basics repetition
- Industrial wood drying and processes
- Thermowood and its manufacturing process
- wood drying calculations
- practical examples of drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects
- drying practice in industry
- laboratory exercises (report + seminar presentation)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended:
- Forest and wood raw material
- Wood structure and properties
- Sawn timber production and processes

Assessment criteria

- passed examinations - average of examinations more than 50%
- approved weekly exercises
- approved assignments (report + seminar presentation)

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.05.2024 - 30.08.2024

Timing

28.10.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

RDI portion

2.5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Wood Technology (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Scheduling groups
  • Verkkoluento 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Verkkoluento (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLTIPUU23KV
Small groups
  • Online lecture 1
  • Lecture
  • Online lecture

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Implementation and methods of teaching

Student will learn:

- basics of wood drying
- basics of thermowood process
- wood drying defects
- testing of dried and thermowood handled products
- possible laboratory works: kiln drying/thermowood handling
- possible company visit to Sawmill (drying process)

Timing and attendance

28.10.2024 - 20.12.2024

Learning material and recommended literature

- Sawmill Industry - Handbook. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Sawmill Industry - Handbook
- The basics of wood drying, Valutech (Tom Moren)
- Thermowood Handbook
- lectures in Moodle course
- Laboratory work Instructions

Exam retakes

To be agreed with the course teacher

Learning environment

- Moodle implementation
- The laboratory exercises of the course are done in a wood laboratory

Student time use and work load

- The course is evenly loaded for an average of 8 weeks
- Extent of the course 5 cr. equivalent to about 5 x 27 hours of student work

Contents

The course covers the following topics:
- wood drying basics repetition
- Industrial wood drying and processes
- Thermowood and its manufacturing process
- wood drying calculations
- practical examples of drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects
- drying practice in industry
- laboratory exercises (report + seminar presentation)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended:
- Forest and wood raw material
- Wood structure and properties
- Sawn timber production and processes

Assessment criteria

- passed examinations - average of examinations more than 50%
- approved weekly exercises
- approved assignments (report + seminar presentation)

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

20.11.2023 - 05.01.2024

Timing

06.03.2024 - 24.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages
  • English
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Wood Technology (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Scheduling groups
  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLTIPUU22S
Small groups
  • Lecture 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Implementation and methods of teaching

Student will learn:

- basics of wood drying
- basics of thermowood process
- wood drying defects
- testing of dried and thermowood handled products
- possible laboratory works: kiln drying/thermowood handling
- possible company visit to Sawmill (drying process)

Timing and attendance

6.3.-24.4.2024

Learning material and recommended literature

- Sawmill Industry - Handbook. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Sawmill Industry - Handbook
- The basics of wood drying, Valutech (Tom Moren)
- Thermowood Handbook
- lectures in Moodle course
- Laboratory work Instructions

Exam retakes

To be agreed with the course teacher

Learning environment

- Moodle implementation
- The laboratory exercises of the course are done in a wood laboratory

Student time use and work load

- The course is evenly loaded for an average of 8 weeks
- Extent of the course 5 cr. equivalent to about 5 x 27 hours of student work

Contents

The course covers the following topics:
- wood drying basics repetition
- Industrial wood drying and processes
- Thermowood and its manufacturing process
- wood drying calculations
- practical examples of drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects
- drying practice in industry
- laboratory exercises (report + seminar presentation)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended:
- Forest and wood raw material
- Wood structure and properties
- Sawn timber production and processes

Assessment criteria

- passed examinations - average of examinations more than 50%
- approved weekly exercises
- approved assignments (report + seminar presentation)

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

15.05.2023 - 01.09.2023

Timing

30.10.2023 - 15.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
  • English
Seats

0 - 50

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Wood Technology (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Scheduling groups
  • Verkkoluennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLTIPUU22KM
Small groups
  • Verkkoluennot 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Implementation and methods of teaching

Student will learn:

- basics of wood drying
- basics of thermowood process
- wood drying defects

Timing and attendance

30.10-15.12.2023

Learning material and recommended literature

- Sawmill Industry - Handbook. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Sawmill Industry - Handbook
- The basics of wood drying, Valutech (Tom Moren)
- Thermowood Handbook
- lectures in Moodle course

Exam retakes

To be agreed with the course teacher

Learning environment

- Moodle implementation
- possible laboratory exercises of the course are done in a wood laboratory

Student time use and work load

- The course is evenly loaded for an average of 8 weeks
- Extent of the course 5 cr. equivalent to about 5 x 27 hours of student work

Contents

The course covers the following topics:
- wood drying basics repetition
- Industrial wood drying and processes
- Thermowood and its manufacturing process
- wood drying calculations
- practical examples of drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects
- drying practice in industry

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended:
- Forest and wood raw material
- Wood structure and properties
- Sawn timber production and processes

Assessment criteria

- passed examinations - average of examinations more than 50%
(- approved weekly exercises)

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

21.11.2022 - 08.01.2023

Timing

08.03.2023 - 26.04.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Wood Technology (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
Scheduling groups
  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLTIPUU21S
Small groups
  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Implementation and methods of teaching

Student will learn:

- basics of wood drying
- basics of thermowood process
- wood drying defects
- testing of dried and thermowood handled products
- possible laboratory works: kiln drying/thermowood handling
- possible company visit to Sawmill (drying process)

Timing and attendance

7.3.2022-29.4.2022

Learning material and recommended literature

- Sawmill Industry - Handbook. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Sawmill Industry - Handbook
- The basics of wood drying, Valutech (Tom Moren)
- Thermowood Handbook
- lectures in Moodle course
- Laboratory work Instructions

Exam retakes

To be agreed with the course teacher

Learning environment

- Moodle implementation
- The laboratory exercises of the course are done in a wood laboratory

Student time use and work load

- The course is evenly loaded for an average of 8 weeks
- Extent of the course 5 cr. equivalent to about 5 x 27 hours of student work

Contents

The course covers the following topics:
- wood drying basics repetition
- Industrial wood drying and processes
- Thermowood and its manufacturing process
- wood drying calculations
- practical examples of drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects
- drying practice in industry
- laboratory exercises (report + seminar presentation)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended:
- Forest and wood raw material
- Wood structure and properties
- Sawn timber production and processes

Assessment criteria

- passed examinations - average of examinations more than 50%
- approved weekly exercises
- approved assignments (report + seminar presentation)

Assessment scale

1-5

Enrollment

19.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

07.03.2022 - 29.04.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 60

Degree programmes
  • Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Wood Technology (in Finnish)
Teachers
  • Ilkka Tarvainen
  • Esa Mikkonen
Scheduling groups
  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
  • TLTIPUU20S
  • TLTIPUU20SM
Small groups
  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- basics of wood drying
- Industrial wood drying and its processes
- firewood and its manufacturing process
- basic wood drying invoices
- targets for wood drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects

Implementation and methods of teaching

Student will learn:

- basics of wood drying
- basics of thermowood process
- wood drying defects
- testing of dried and thermowood handled products
- possible laboratory works: kiln drying/thermowood handling
- possible company visit to Sawmill (drying process)

Timing and attendance

7.3.2022-29.4.2022

Learning material and recommended literature

- Sawmill Industry - Handbook. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Sawmill Industry - Handbook
- The basics of wood drying, Valutech (Tom Moren)
- Thermowood Handbook
- lectures in Moodle course
- Laboratory work Instructions

Exam retakes

To be agreed with the course teacher

Learning environment

- Moodle implementation
- The laboratory exercises of the course are done in a wood laboratory

Student time use and work load

- The course is evenly loaded for an average of 8 weeks
- Extent of the course 5 cr. equivalent to about 5 x 27 hours of student work

Contents

The course covers the following topics:
- wood drying basics repetition
- Industrial wood drying and processes
- Thermowood and its manufacturing process
- wood drying calculations
- practical examples of drying in different applications
- other methods of drying wood, drying defects
- drying practice in industry
- laboratory exercises (report + seminar presentation)

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Recommended:
- Forest and wood raw material
- Wood structure and properties
- Sawn timber production and processes

Assessment criteria

- passed examinations - average of examinations more than 50%
- approved weekly exercises
- approved assignments (report + seminar presentation)

Assessment scale

1-5