Fourdrinier steam shower
US3945881A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 1974 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21F7/008
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A Fourdrinier steam shower positioned over the wire includes a steam distributor pipe extending across the path of motion of the machine wire and fed with pressurized steam. This steam pipe is connected to support members in the Fourdrinier machine. Positioned around said steam pipe for the width of the machine wire is a steam distributor including legs extending downward and outward from the pipe at an angle so as to define and enclose a steam chamber open at the bottom. Steam enters the steam distributor from jets in the steam pipe and is directed through a tortuous path into the steam chamber. Water collecting in the legs of the steam distributor is discharged through drains located at the bottom of each leg.
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