Method and apparatus for measuring moisture content in split-woods

摘要

A method and arrangement for measuring the moisture content of a flow of wood chips, through which collimated gamma radiation is directed attenuation of which in the flow of wood chips is measured. The flow of wood chips is shaped by transporting it on a trough-shaped conveyor in such a way that the length of a ray can be determined. The moisture content can be calculated on the basis of the proportion of gamma radiation passing through the flow of wood chips and the flow's thickness, as well as on the basis of the previously determined air content of the flow of wood chips.