Overview
- Includes in-depth discussions on the validity limits of the optical measurement and evaluation methods
- Presents examples demonstrating the usefulness of color measurement in wood industry and research
- Provides detailed instructions to perform precise optical measurements for wood
Part of the book series: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation (SSMI, volume 45)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book describes all optical properties of wooden materials, including definitions and measurement methods of optical parameters such as absorbance, diffuse and specular reflectance, colour and gloss. Basic knowledge regarding the reflectance measurement in the ultraviolet, visible, near- and middle infrared radiation ranges is also discussed. It examines conducting correct optical measurements, as well as introduces the validity limits of the individual methods. Steaming as an environmental-friendly colour modification process is introduced by the description of the steaming properties of eight species. Steaming schedules for wood-working industry are suggested to create optimum colour modification. Natural and artificial aspects of photodegradation are monitored by studying the colour change and using infrared reflectance spectrum measurement. The effect of influencing parameters such as temperature, relative air humidity and leaching effect of rain is also discussed. Combinedeffects of heat and light on the optical properties of wood in all possible combinations are presented. The book helps wood researchers and Ph.D. students perform correct and repeatable optical measurements and evaluations in order to draw the right conclusions.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
László Tolvaj is Emeritus Professor at University of Sopron, Hungary, where he served as Vice Head of the Faculty of Wood Sciences.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Optical Properties of Wood
Book Subtitle: Measurement Methods and Result Evaluations
Authors: László Tolvaj
Series Title: Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46906-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46905-3Published: 26 November 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46908-4Due: 27 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-46906-0Published: 25 November 2023
Series ISSN: 2194-8402
Series E-ISSN: 2194-8410
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 307
Number of Illustrations: 262 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Structural Materials, Materials Science, general, Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering