Paper web dryer and paper moisture profiling system
US5416979A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B25/22
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for drying a wet paper web during manufacture of the paper web. The apparatus allows the moisture profile of the web to be carefully controlled and adjusted. The apparatus includes a rotatable dryer drum and a hood partially encompassing the rotatable dryer drum. A plurality of elongated heater nozzle boxes are disposed in the hood interior and extend across the dryer drum in the cross-machine direction, the elongated heater nozzle boxes being arrayed side-by-side in the machine direction. A plurality of gas burners is located in each of the nozzle box interiors and arranged side-by-side along the length of the nozzle box interiors for producing hot combustion gases within the nozzle box interiors of the heater nozzle boxes.
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