Abstract
The use of superheated steam as a drying medium for paper drying has
been studied in laboratory scale since 1980s.This paper reviews previous
studies in a context of a study aiming at industrial application of
superheated steam drying of paper.The drying rates in a superheated steam
atmosphere as well as the quality effects of steam drying of paper are both
extensively reported in the literature.There are, however, a number of
questions to be answered before applying steam drying in industrial scale.Air
tightness, quality of steam and the use of steam are examples of topics to be
addressed.To study these questions more closely, a continuous steam dryer was
built.Integration of a steam dryer was studied with steady state process
simulator.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-365 |
| Journal | Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- paper industry
- paper mills
- paper machines
- drying
- steam
- superheated steam
- driers