Lynne Wong's PhD thesis

Stalk fibre Stalk pith Rind fibre
4 0
4 0
4 0
EMC/% db
2 0
EMC/% db
2 0
EMC/% db
2 0
0
0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1 1. 2
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
a w
a w
Rind fines Top fibre Dry leaf fibre
4 0
4 0
4 0
EMC/% db
2 0
EMC/% db
2 0
EMC/% db
2 0
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
Dry leaf fines Green leaf fibre Green leaf fines
4 0
4 0
4 0
EMC/% db
2 0
EMC/% db
2 0
EMC/% db
2 0
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
0
0 . 0 0 . 2 0 . 4 0 . 6 0 . 8 1. 0 1. 2
a w
30°C
45°C
55°C
60°C
Figure 5.12. Comparison of the experimental and predicted EMC of the nine cane components
of R 570 aged 52 weeks by the modified GAB model (Lines represent the predicted values).
Note the similar behaviour of all the nine cane components and the temperature correction by the
isotherm model.
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