Method to characterize the air flow and water removal characteristics during vacuum dewatering. Part I - Experimental method

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 334-340

  Pujara, J ^a   Siddiqui, M A ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Bjegovic, P ^b   Takagaki, S S ^a   Li, P Y ^b   Ramaswamy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Air flow; Flow measurement; Leaks; Mass transfer; Paper; Paper manufacture; Porous materials; Pressure measurement; Vacuum dewatering; Water removal

Indexed keywords

AIR; DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); FABRICS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PAPER PRODUCTS; PAPERMAKING; ROTATING DISKS; VACUUM;

AIR FLOW; AIR FLOW RATES; AIR FLOWS; COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL SET UPS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LEAKS; MASS TRANSFER; METHODS OF ANALYSIS; NOVEL DESIGN; PAPER; PAPER MANUFACTURE; PAPER MANUFACTURING; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RESIDENCE TIMES; SLOT OPENING; TIME-ACCURATE; VACUUM DEWATERING; VACUUM TANKS; WATER REMOVAL;

DEWATERING;

EID: 50049104156     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930801898091     Document Type: Article

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