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Title: Drying of fiber webs

Abstract

A process and an apparatus for high-intensity drying of fiber webs or sheets, such as newsprint, printing and writing papers, packaging paper, and paperboard or linerboard, as they are formed on a paper machine. The invention uses direct contact between the wet fiber web or sheet and various molten heat transfer fluids, such as liquified eutectic metal alloys, to impart heat at high rates over prolonged durations, in order to achieve ambient boiling of moisture contained within the web. The molten fluid contact process causes steam vapor to emanate from the web surface, without dilution by ambient air; and it is differentiated from the evaporative drying techniques of the prior industrial art, which depend on the uses of steam-heated cylinders to supply heat to the paper web surface, and ambient air to carry away moisture, which is evaporated from the web surface. Contact between the wet fiber web and the molten fluid can be accomplished either by submersing the web within a molten bath or by coating the surface of the web with the molten media. Because of the high interfacial surface tension between the molten media and the cellulose fiber comprising the paper web, the molten media does notmore » appreciately stick to the paper after it is dried. Steam generated from the paper web is collected and condensed without dilution by ambient air to allow heat recovery at significantly higher temperature levels than attainable in evaporative dryers.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. 9253 Glenoaks Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Harvest Energy Technology, Sun Valley, CA
OSTI Identifier:
870898
Patent Number(s):
5619806
Assignee:
Warren, David W. (9253 Glenoaks Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
D - TEXTILES D21 - PAPER-MAKING D21F - PAPER-MAKING MACHINES
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F26 - DRYING F26B - DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
DOE Contract Number:  
FG03-95ER81982
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
drying; fiber; webs; process; apparatus; high-intensity; sheets; newsprint; printing; writing; papers; packaging; paper; paperboard; linerboard; formed; machine; direct; contact; wet; web; sheet; various; molten; heat; transfer; fluids; liquified; eutectic; metal; alloys; impart; rates; prolonged; durations; achieve; ambient; boiling; moisture; contained; fluid; causes; steam; vapor; emanate; surface; dilution; air; differentiated; evaporative; techniques; prior; industrial; depend; steam-heated; cylinders; supply; carry; evaporated; accomplished; submersing; bath; coating; media; interfacial; tension; cellulose; comprising; appreciately; stick; dried; generated; collected; condensed; allow; recovery; significantly; temperature; levels; attainable; dryers; paper web; temperature levels; heat recovery; transfer fluid; ambient air; direct contact; heat transfer; metal alloy; metal alloys; surface tension; evaporative drying; supply heat; interfacial surface; fiber webs; fiber web; fluid contact; cellulose fiber; writing paper; drying techniques; /34/162/

Citation Formats

Warren, David W. Drying of fiber webs. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Warren, David W. Drying of fiber webs. United States.
Warren, David W. Wed . "Drying of fiber webs". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870898.
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abstractNote = {A process and an apparatus for high-intensity drying of fiber webs or sheets, such as newsprint, printing and writing papers, packaging paper, and paperboard or linerboard, as they are formed on a paper machine. The invention uses direct contact between the wet fiber web or sheet and various molten heat transfer fluids, such as liquified eutectic metal alloys, to impart heat at high rates over prolonged durations, in order to achieve ambient boiling of moisture contained within the web. The molten fluid contact process causes steam vapor to emanate from the web surface, without dilution by ambient air; and it is differentiated from the evaporative drying techniques of the prior industrial art, which depend on the uses of steam-heated cylinders to supply heat to the paper web surface, and ambient air to carry away moisture, which is evaporated from the web surface. Contact between the wet fiber web and the molten fluid can be accomplished either by submersing the web within a molten bath or by coating the surface of the web with the molten media. Because of the high interfacial surface tension between the molten media and the cellulose fiber comprising the paper web, the molten media does not appreciately stick to the paper after it is dried. Steam generated from the paper web is collected and condensed without dilution by ambient air to allow heat recovery at significantly higher temperature levels than attainable in evaporative dryers.},
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Works referenced in this record:

High-Intensity Drying of Paper
journal, May 1986