Development of engineered wooden drumsticks

工程木鼓槌的开发

• 批准号: 514557-2017
• 负责人: Gong, Meng
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=639268
• 关键词: Development; engineered; wooden; drumsticks

Lawrence Wood Products Ltd. (Lawrence Wood) of Hanwell, New Brunswick, is a small-scale companyproducing drumsticks, about 80% of which are made of hickory. Hickory is a widely-accepted wood species formaking drumsticks due to its high density and good shock absorbing capacity. Lawrence Wood purchaseshickory mainly from USA. However, the price and availability of hickory may become uncertain due topossible renegotiation or even termination of the North American Free Trade Agreement. To overcome thisrisk, an alternative way is to seek local hardwood species and/or engineered wood material(s). The proponent,Dr. Meng Gong, has recommended to use, via the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) densification technology,densified wood to make drumsticks. It is expected that the THM densified wood will have an increased densitythat reaches or exceeds the density of hickory, and therefore will have similar or even superior mechanical andacoustic properties. Dr. Meng Gong has successfully conducted a series of research projects on theimprovement of the surface properties of low density wood in the last decade. He and his team have developeda set of THM densification processing parameters for aspen and balsam fir locally grown in Atlantic region.This THM technology can be easily transferred to other wood species such as white ash, by optimizing thedensification parameters. From the outcomes of this proposed project, the ultimate goal of the follow-up R&Dresearch will be the development of a production line for making densified wood, and commercialization of thedensified wood drumsticks. This project is expected to take 6 months to complete. The THM densified wood tobe developed will ensure that Lawrence Wood has a long-term source of sustainable wood for makingdrumsticks. It will no doubt enhance the competitiveness of Canadian wood products on the global market,create new products for wood products manufacturers, and furthermore add new job opportunities.

位于新不伦瑞克省汉韦尔的劳伦斯木制品有限公司 (Lawrence Wood) 是一家生产鼓槌的小型公司，其中约 80% 的鼓槌由山核桃木制成。山核桃木因其密度高、减震能力好而成为广泛接受的制作鼓槌的木材树种。劳伦斯·伍德 (Lawrence Wood) 主要从美国采购山核桃木。然而，由于北美自由贸易协定可能重新谈判甚至终止，山核桃木的价格和供应可能变得不确定。为了克服这种风险，另一种方法是寻找当地的硬木树种和/或工程木材材料。提议者，博士。孟功建议使用热水机械（THM）致密化技术，将木材致密化来制作鼓槌。预计THM致密木材将具有增加的密度，达到或超过山核桃木的密度，因此将具有类似的甚至更优越的机械和声学特性。近十年来，孟功博士成功开展了一系列关于改善低密度木材表面性能的研究项目。他和他的团队针对大西洋地区当地生长的白杨和香脂冷杉开发了一套 THM 致密化处理参数。通过优化致密化参数，该 THM 技术可以轻松转移到白蜡木等其他木材品种。从该项目的成果来看，后续研发的最终目标将是开发致密木生产线，并将致密木鼓槌商业化。该项目预计需要6个月才能完成。即将开发的 THM 致密木材将确保 Lawrence Wood 拥有用于制作鼓槌的可持续木材的长期来源。这无疑将增强加拿大木制品在全球市场上的竞争力，为木制品制造商创造新产品，进而增加新的就业机会。