Characterising the floe size distribution of flowing pulp suspensions: From fibre flocculation to sheet formation

Appita Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-43

  Huber, Patrick ^a   Roux, Jean Claude ^b   Mauret, Evelyne ^b   Carré, Bruno ^a  

^a CENTRE TECHNIQUE DU PAPIER   (France)

^b INP Grenoble EFPG   (France)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Floe size; Formation; Paper forming; Pulp suspensions; Weibull statistical distribution

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; PAPER; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FLOE SIZE; PAPER FORMING; PULP SUSPENSIONS; WEIBULL STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

PULP;

DISPERSIONS; FLOCCULATION; FORMATION; PAPER; PULPS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 30644468460     PISSN: 10386807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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