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Method and apparatus for drying a fibrous web

US8544184B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2013
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24455
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A machine for the production of a fibrous web. The fibrous web being a paper web, a cardboard web or a tissue web. The machine including a hot air hood, an upstream drying zone, a downstream dryer cylinder and a dryer hood. The upstream drying zone has an area in which the moving fibrous web is treated with hot air from the hot air hood, the hot air hood being allocated to the upstream drying zone. The downstream dryer cylinder is a Yankee-Cylinder. The dryer hood is associated with the downstream dryer cylinder for further drying of the fibrous web. The hot air for the hot air hood is at least partially recovered from the dryer hood which is associated to the downstream drying cylinder.

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