Dryer sections were for a long time based on double-felting. Because of machine speed up, the single-felting has been further and further extended through the dryer section. and the dryer sections of the faster machines of today are in practice totally based on single-felting. Also during this transition from one concept to another, the demands on dryer section ventilation and runnability systems have changed.
Regarding Sumitomo/Valmet totally enclosed hood, the dryer section is separated from the machine room, and the benefits are:
1) Energy economy, 2) Runnability improvement, 3) Paper quality improvement
Sumitomo/Valmet Blow Boxes would achieve:
1) Excellent pocket ventilation, 2) Runnability improvement
Suitable blow box concepts for any paper grade and machine configuration commercially could be proposed.
In a machine if today, the ventilation and runnability systems should be an integral part of the paper producing process and could not be separately designed from the rest of the dryer section.
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