Improving the Energy Efficiency of Equipment for the Impregnation of Roof Trusses—Modeling and Practical Implementation

Łukasz Adrian (), Szymon Szufa (), Filip Mikołajczyk, Piotr Piersa and Michał Głogowski
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Łukasz Adrian: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Szymon Szufa: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Filip Mikołajczyk: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Piotr Piersa: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Michał Głogowski: Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-21

Abstract: The impregnation of elements made of wood is one of the most important stages of their maintenance and the modification of their parameters. Incorrectly prepared material is sensitive to moisture, fungi, algae or weather conditions. In the case of large wooden elements or ready-made installations, impregnation is often performed not indoors, but outdoors. Despite the obvious advantages, this solution also has a number of disadvantages. One of them is the long duration of the impregnation process, as well as the variability in the process parameters along with changing weather conditions. In addition, the final material properties may differ not only from batch to batch, but also within the batch. In order to eliminate these problems, the equipment for wood impregnation was modernized. As part of the work, models of installation elements were made, a computer simulation was performed, and the necessary design calculations were carried out. The work will be crowned with the practical implementation of the proposed solutions in test equipment and the verification of design assumptions. The effect of the modernization of the system was a significant shortening of the impregnation process, as well the ability to obtain a final product of higher quality.

Keywords: impregnation; heat transfer; mixing; wood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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