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What remains to be done (AKA the hard stuff)

A project log for Basement Wood Drying Kiln

From wet wood to furniture grade lumber

tim-whiteTim White 08/19/2014 at 19:170 Comments

So now that the hardware is apparently working, I have to write the software.  I also have to derive the algorithm on how to move from air temp/humidity to the wood water content.  This (I know) isn't an exact science.  Long term, I plan to read the water content of the wood directly; however, that's not in the cards for this go-round.

So for now, I'm focused on writing code that will:

- Keep track of a target air relative humidity level

- Use a dehumidifier to modify the air humidity level, which should then drive the wood water content

- Tweet the status of the system (which will also be my data logging functionality)

- Accept user inputs to modify the target air humidity level, as well as turn a circulating fan on  and off

The key piece will be learning how fast I can drop the air humidity without causing issues with the wood.  I can see a few loads of ruined lumber in my future as I optimize this thing....

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