The single top and bottom fabric system introduced on the paper machine in Japan two years ago. In this paper, the resultant effects and problems using this system are summarized as follows.
1) As the sheet flatter decreased, sheet running is stabilized and sheet breaking is remarkably decreased.
2) It is possible to reduce the sheet draw, then the width of sheet is widen somewhat.
3) Little effection on the moisture profile is recognized.
4) It has a little difficulty of sheed leading in the cylinder, but there is enough room for improvement.
5) It is effective to prevent the contaminating of the dryer cylinder and growing of sheet linting/dusting, and also to prevent the sheet damage by the scrubed dusts on the doctor blade.
6) Theoretically the drying efficiency becomes lower somewhat but practically it does not mean always a remarkable reduction as the compensating action is occured.
7) Sometimes breaking of the driving gears has happened on the special condition.
8) Dryer canvas (felt) using for the single system must be taken care of the following items.
Air permeability, flexibility, running stability, surface characteristics, thickness and seam.
All the above must be chosen to suitable drying conditions and sheet characteristics.
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