In Chile, a small sawn lumber industry producing native hardwoods co-exists with the
massive radiata pine industry. Artificial drying of these hardwoods is challenging as they
only tolerate low temperatures but extended drying schedules. In this work, an energy
autonomous wood drying system for slow-drying hardwoods, powered by a heat pump and
a hybrid non-conventional renewable energy plant, is modelled. The model was used to
simulate the drying of 3 m 3 of Patagonian Oak lumber in summer and winter, considering a …