EP2722434B1 - Ensemble de courroie destiné à déplacer une bande à partir d'une section de presse d'une machine de fabrication de papier ou carton vers une section de séchage de la machine - Google Patents

Ensemble de courroie destiné à déplacer une bande à partir d'une section de presse d'une machine de fabrication de papier ou carton vers une section de séchage de la machine Download PDF

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EP2722434B1
EP2722434B1 EP12189018.0A EP12189018A EP2722434B1 EP 2722434 B1 EP2722434 B1 EP 2722434B1 EP 12189018 A EP12189018 A EP 12189018A EP 2722434 B1 EP2722434 B1 EP 2722434B1
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Pasi Kekko
Markku Lummila
Kari Juppi
Jaakko Seppänen
Hannu-Pekka Hyppänen
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F2/00—Transferring continuous webs from wet ends to press sections
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F3/00—Press section of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F3/02—Wet presses
    • D21F3/0209—Wet presses with extended press nip
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F3/00—Press section of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F3/02—Wet presses
    • D21F3/04—Arrangements thereof
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F5/00—Dryer section of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F5/004—Drying webs by contact with heated surfaces or materials
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F5/00—Dryer section of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F5/02—Drying on cylinders
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F5/00—Dryer section of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F5/18—Drying webs by hot air

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  • the invention relates to a belt assembly according to the preamble of claim 1 for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine and to a method according to the preamble of claim 15 for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine.
  • drying of a web in a dryer section has a considerable influence on the properties of the web (i.e. product).
  • One property which may be influenced is, for example, the change of shape during drying, in particular a phenomenon which is known as curling, i.e. a tendency to curl around an axis extending in the length direction of the web so that edges of the web in the machine direction tend to curl inwardly.
  • the curling tendency in either of these directions is considered a loss of quality because it may cause problems in the further processing and later use of the paper or board materials.
  • curling tends to occur towards the side which has been dried last, e.g. when dried with a one-sided drying in a single tier.
  • the prior art suggests solutions using a double tier with both-sided drying, moisturizing, or impingement dryers.
  • these solutions still leave room for improvements with regard to space requirements, energy consumption and cost.
  • thermo rolls are provided in order to achieve a solution for high-temperature demands in dryer sections.
  • the surface temperature of such a thermo roll may be very high so that, in normal dryer sections using common wires for supporting and carrying the web along the dryer section, these wires cannot be used since these wires can be damaged due to the high temperatures generated by the thermo rolls.
  • metal belt pressing solutions for increasing a dry content of the web in a press section before moving the web in the dryer section.
  • the metal belt pressing solutions also provide a good smoothness to the web surface which is arranged at the belt side.
  • a web temperature can already be increased in the press section before entering the dryer section.
  • it is a problem that the side of the web which is not in contact with the belt remains unsmoothed when a so-called one-sided belt solution is applied.
  • EP 2 063 021 A1 shows a generic belt assembly according to the preamble of claim 1 for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine.
  • the belt assembly comprises a first press roll and a second press roll which are arranged at the press section and form a press nip, a drying roll which is heatable and arranged downstream of the press nip in the web moving direction, and a heat conductive belt, which forms an endless loop and which is impervious to fluids, runs through the press nip and contacts the drying roll, wherein the drying roll and the heat conductive belt form a tension nip which is extended in the web moving direction, and in the press nip the web is transferred from a fabric to the heat conductive belt.
  • EP 2 063 021 A1 shows a generic method according to the preamble of claim 15 for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine.
  • the method comprises forming a press nip between a first press roll and a second press roll which are arranged at the press section, pressing the web running through the press nip within the press nip, traveling a belt that is thermally conductive and impervious to fluids through the press nip in an endless loop such that the web is taken over to the belt within the press nip, heating a drying roll arranged downstream of the press nip in the web moving direction, forming a tension nip extended in the web moving direction between the belt and the drying cylinder, travelling the web contacting and being disposed on the belt along the extended tension nip, and transferring the web from a fabric to the heat conductive belt in the press nip.
  • DE 10 2012 202 535 A1 shows a belt assembly for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine.
  • This belt assembly comprises a first press roll and a second press roll which are arranged at the press section and form a press nip, a drying roll which is heatable and arranged downstream of the press nip in the web moving direction, and a heat conductive belt which forms an endless loop and which is impervious to fluids runs through the press nip and contacts the drying roll, wherein the drying roll and the heat conductive belt form a tension nip which is extended in the web moving direction and in which the web is sandwiched between the drying roll and the heat conductive belt such that the web is simultaneously in contact with the drying roll and the heat conductive belt.
  • DE 10 2012 202 535 A1 shows a method for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine.
  • This method comprises forming a press nip between a first press roll and a second press roll which are arranged at the press section, pressing the web running through the press nip within the press nip, traveling a belt hat is thermally conductive and impervious to fluids through the press nip in an endless loop such that the web is taken over to the belt within the press nip, heating a drying roll arranged downstream of the press nip in the web moving direction, forming a tension nip extended in the web moving direction between the belt and the drying cylinder, and travelling the web contacting and being disposed on the belt along the extended tension nip such that the web is sandwiched between the drying roll and the belt and is simultaneously in contact with the drying roll and the heat conductive belt.
  • a belt assembly for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine.
  • the belt assembly comprises a first press roll and a second press roll, which are arranged at the press section and which form a press nip, a drying roll, which is heatable and arranged downstream of the press nip in the web moving direction, and a heat conductive belt, which forms an endless loop and which is impervious to fluids runs through the press nip and contacts the drying roll, wherein the drying roll and the heat conductive belt form a tension nip which is extended in the web moving direction, and in the press nip the web is transferred from a fabric to the heat conductive belt, wherein downstream of the press nip and upstream of the tension nip in the web moving direction the web is only supported and carried by the heat conductive belt, and in the tension nip the web is sandwiched between the drying roll and the heat conductive belt such
  • the web is transferred to the belt surface and is additionally dewatered in the press nip.
  • the heat conductive belt forms the extended tension nip in a downstream side with respect to the press side and the web moving direction. This tension nip is extended in the web moving direction.
  • the web is sandwiched between the drying roll and the heat conductive belt such that the web is simultaneously in contact with the drying roll and the heat conductive belt.
  • the tension nip extended in the web moving direction along the drying cylinder surface is provided.
  • the web is both heated by the drying cylinder and/or the, preferably preheated, belt and smoothed by the surfaces of the belt and the drying cylinder.
  • the web is dried and smoothed simultaneously.
  • both surface sides of the web are smoothed in the extended tension nip since the web is sandwiched between the drying roll and the heat conductive belt. Thus, there is no need to provide an additional smoothing press in the dryer section.
  • At least the drying roll is heated in order to try the web from its surface side which directly contacts the surface of the drying roll.
  • Heat transfer through the web also heats the heat conductive belt so that the web is also dried from its other surface side which directly contacts the surface of the belt in the extended tension nip, resulting in that the web can be efficiently heated and dried from both sides
  • the tension of the belt is varied and, thus, by application of pressure in the extended tension nip forming a pressure contact zone, heat transfer for moisture removal from the web can be intensified, while the pressure applied to the web has a calendering or flattening effect on the web surfaces. That is, when the pressing load of the belt against the drying roll is increased by increasing the wrapping angle of the belt around the drying roll in the extended tension nip, the heat transfer to the web is improved. Thus, web smoothness is improved.
  • the intensified drying effect while improving web quality has the further effect that drying of the web can be carried out during a significantly shorter run of the web, so that the size of the dryer section can be considerably reduced. For example, the number of drying cylinders in the dryer section can be reduced.
  • the web is interposed between two impervious surfaces in the extended tension nip so that the moisture is released from the web immediately when the web leaves the extended tension nip, i.e. when the two impervious surfaces start to separate, the moisture is allowed to escape from the web.
  • the belt assembly further comprises a belt heating means adapted to heat the heat conductive belt.
  • the heat conductive belt may be alternatively or additionally heated by belt heating means, the drying load of the web in the belt assembly can be further increased.
  • the direction and intensity of moisture release can be controlled.
  • the temperature of the belt surface which is in contact with the web
  • the temperature of the drying cylinder cylinder surface thereof which contacts the web.
  • the side (surface) of the web being in contact with the belt is the cold side (i.e. temperature of the belt surface is lower than that of the surface of the drying cylinder forming a hot side)
  • the belt heating means is arranged upstream of the press nip in the web moving direction.
  • the side of the web contacting the belt may be maintained at a higher temperature than the other press nip surface contacting the web, so that the moisture to be removed is condensed on the belt surface.
  • the side of the web contacting the belt may be maintained at a lower temperature than the other press nip surface (lower support surface) contacting the web, so that the moisture to be removed is condensed on the lower support surface arranged below the belt surface contacting the other surface side of the web.
  • the support surface may be a porous surface in the pores of which the condensed moisture is collected.
  • the support surface may be a surface of a dewatering felt/fabric running through the press nip and contacting the web surface.
  • the felt/fabric is interposed between the bottom side of the web and an impermeable support surface.
  • the side of the web which is exposed to the fabric is the cold side (the fabric is arranged between the web and the cold impermeable surface)
  • the moisture evaporated from the web driven by the heat from the hot side is condensed and trapped in the fabric, so that an efficient transport of the moisture away from the web is obtained.
  • the press nip may be an extended nip in the web moving direction.
  • the second press roll may be a shoe press roll.
  • significant moisture removal accompanied by pressing provides efficient water removal from the web already before entering the extended tension nip which may be the drying nip in the dryer section.
  • the web is additionally pressed against the impervious heat conductive belt by way of a pressing element (e.g. a shoe press roll or the like).
  • the pressing element and the belt may form a press nip in which the pressure on the web in the pressure contact zone is locally increased.
  • the pressing element it is possible to control the pressure on the web in a desired pressure profile, that is, the pressure exerted on the web while being in the pressure contact zone is not constant but may follow a desired profile of pressure increase or decrease. It is noted that this pressure profile is superimposed on the pressure exerted on the web due to its sandwiched position between two surfaces in the pressure contact zone.
  • the pressure refers to the force with which the web is pressed against the respective surfaces.
  • the belt assembly further comprises at least one impingement dryer for drying the web arranged downstream of the tension nip formed by the drying roll and the heat conductive belt in the web moving direction.
  • another tension nip which is formed between another drying roll and the belt, which is extended in the web moving direction and in which the web is sandwiched between the another drying roll and the belt such that the web is simultaneously in contact with the another drying roll and the belt, may be arranged between subsequent impingement dryers in the web moving direction.
  • the combination of the belt assembly and the at least one impingement dryer may increase the dry content of the web before entering the dryer section in order to further reduce the size of the dryer section using several drying cylinders.
  • the belt assembly may comprise a ventilation zone provided immediately after leaving the tension nip in the web moving direction, in which zone a boundary layer removal (removing) means is arranged to blow and suck off gas introduced in the web in the nip from the web.
  • a boundary layer removal (removing) means is arranged to blow and suck off gas introduced in the web in the nip from the web.
  • the boundary layer is blown with, e.g. dry and warm (e.g. preheated) air to enhance evaporation and exchange the evaporated gases.
  • said gas introduced in the web and/or evaporating moisture can be removed by suction.
  • the ventilation zone having blowing and suction means for removing the boundary layer is arranged at a position where running directions of the belt surface and of the drying cylinder deviate from each other and expose the web, so that gas introduced in the web and/or moisture evaporating from the exposed web can be sucked off.
  • the boundary layer suction means may comprise at least one of the following elements: a blowing nozzle, a suction box, an air knife, a blow box and a doctor blade.
  • the belt assembly further comprises a heating means for heating the back side of the belt which is arranged/positioned opposite to the side of the belt that is in contact with the web, wherein the heating means is arranged along the extension of the tension nip in the web moving direction.
  • a heating means for heating the back side of the belt can directly be used for dewatering the web running through the tension nip.
  • the heating means are arranged/positioned at positions in the belt assembly where the thus heated belt supports the heat transfer to the web for evaporating moisture from the web.
  • the belt is heated from the back side it releases heat via the belt surface contacting the web.
  • At least one steam box or hot fluid box is provided on one or both sides of the belt as the heating means for heating the belt. If the steam box or hot fluid box is operated such that condensation occurs on the belt surface to be heated, a very efficient heat transfer can be obtained allowing the transfer of large amounts of heat into the web to be dried, so that quick and effective drying can be obtained.
  • a contact period of the web between the drying roll and the belt along the nip in the web moving direction may be 10 to 400 ms. Temperatures of the belt and/or the drying roll contacting the web (preferably the surfaces thereof) may be 80 to 150 °C, advantageously 95 to 120 °C.
  • the drying roll is a first drying cylinder arranged in the dryer section.
  • the drying roll may also form the last press nip in the press section. Thus, both the size of the press section and the size of the dryer section can be further reduced.
  • the heat conductive belt is made of metal. It is also possible that said belt used in the belt assembly is made of one of a metal, synthetic, or ceramic material, or of various different combinations of at least two of these materials. However, most preferably, the belt is a metal belt. In case the belt material is made of metals, synthetics and/or ceramics, a corresponding hardness, durability and heat transfer capacity of the belt are achieved. Such materials exhibit only small deterioration phenomenon during operations of the belt, so that the belt assembly has good performance characteristics throughout its durability, especially the belt. Further, the heat transfer capacity of the belt supports a dewatering effect and/or and drying effect of the web while the web is moved along the extended nip and sandwiched between the drying roll and the belt during passage of the web through the nip.
  • the belt assembly further comprises at least one stretcher/guiding roll, which is arranged between or within the press section and/or the dryer section, such that the belt runs over the at least one stretcher/guiding roll.
  • a method for moving a web from a press section of a paper- or board-making machine to a dryer section of the machine comprises the steps of: forming a press nip between a first press roll and a second press roll which are arranged at the press section; pressing the web running through the press nip within the press nip; traveling a belt that is thermally conductive and impervious to fluids through the press nip in an endless loop such that the web is taken over to the belt within the press nip; heating a drying roll arranged downstream of the press nip in the web moving direction; forming a tension nip extended in the web moving direction between the belt and the drying cylinder; travelling the web contacting and being disposed on the belt along the extended tension nip, transferring the web from a fabric to the heat conductive belt in the press nip, and after the transferring of the web from the fabric to the heat conductive belt in the press ni
  • Fig. 1 schematically shows a belt assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention, in which a metal belt loop is arranged between a press section 100 and a dryer section 200.
  • the belt assembly is adapted to move a web W from the press section 100 (arranged on the left side in Fig. 1 ) of a paper- or board-making machine to the dryer section 200 (see right side in Fig. 1 ) of the machine.
  • the belt assembly is thus arranged between the press section 100 and the dryer section 200 in respect of the moving direction of the web W.
  • the belt assembly is used in the paper- or board-making machine for removing fluids from the web W (i.e. for adjusting the dry content of the web W before entering the dryer section using drying cylinders).
  • a first press roll 10 and a second press roll 11 form a press nip N 1 .
  • These press rolls 10, 11 are arranged at the press section 100 and form the last press nip N 1 in this press section in the web moving direction.
  • a drying roll 12 which is heatable (e.g. by using paper plant steam flowing through the roll longitudinal direction, which is transverse to the web moving direction, i.e. through the machine direction; or which is formed as a thermo roll having electrical heating elements in its shell or barrel surface) and arranged downstream of the press nip N 1 in the web moving direction.
  • Another drying roll (here: second drying roll) 12 which is also heatable and arranged downstream of the press nip N 1 as well as of the first drying roll 12 in the web moving direction is provided.
  • This second drying roll 12 already forms the second drying roll (drying cylinder) of the dryer section 200.
  • a stretcher/reversing roll 13 is arranged between the two drying rolls 12 with respect to the web moving direction in order to adjust a belt tension, e.g. by moving the position of the roll axis with respect to the positions of the drying rolls 12.
  • Two guiding rolls 14 and 14 are arranged to the reversing loop of belt upstream of the press nip N 1 in a belt loop moving direction, respectively.
  • a heat conductive belt 20 which is preferably made of metal (a so-called metal belt) is arranged to pass along the first press roll 10, the drying roll 12, the reversing roll 13, the second drying roll 12 and the two guiding rolls 14, so that the heat conductive belt 20 forms an endless loop in the belt assembly.
  • Stretching/guiding rolls can be one or two of the rolls 13, 14 so that the belt 20 can be provided with necessary tension and cross direction guiding control.
  • the heat conductive belt 20 is impervious to fluids and runs through the press nip N 1 and through a tension nip N 2 which is formed by (between) the drying roll 12 and the belt 20. Besides, the heat conductive belt 20 is extended in the web moving direction along the cylinder surface of the drying roll 12.
  • the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20 form the tension nip N 2 in which the web W is sandwiched between the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20 such that the web W is simultaneously in contact with the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20.
  • both surface sides of the web W can be smoothed by the cylinder surface and the belt surface.
  • the drying roll 12 is heated and the belt 20 is heat conductive, an efficient heating of the web W from both sides is provided.
  • the heat conductive belt 20 forms the tension nip N 2 which is extended in the web moving direction along the surface of the drying roll 12, a belt tension is provided which also improves a heat transfer process.
  • the tension of the belt 20 can be varied and thus by application of pressure in the extended tension nip N 2 forming a pressure contact zone, heat transfer for moisture removal from the web W can be intensified, while the pressure applied to the web W has a calendering or flattening effect on the web surfaces. That is, when the pressing load of the belt 20 against the drying roll 12 is increased by increasing the wrapping angle of the belt 20 around the drying roll 12 in the extended nip N 2 , the heat transfer to the web is improved. Thus, web smoothness can be improved.
  • the belt assembly also comprise a ventilation zone provided immediately after leaving the tension nip N 2 in the web moving direction.
  • a boundary layer removal (removing) means 25 is arranged to blow and suck off gas introduced in the web W in the nip from the web W.
  • the boundary layer is blown with, e.g. dry and warm (e.g. preheated) air to enhance evaporation and exchange the evaporated gases.
  • said gas introduced in the web W and/or evaporating moisture can be removed by suction.
  • the boundary layer removal (removing) means 25 is provided between the drying roll 12 and the reversing roll 13 in the web moving direction.
  • said means 25 has a blowing and suction means (e.g. a blowing nozzle followed by a suction portion/box) for removing the boundary layer and which is arranged at a position where running directions of the belt surface and of the drying roll deviate from each other and expose the web, so that gas introduced in the web and/or moisture evaporating from the exposed web can be sucked off.
  • the boundary layer suction means may comprise at least one of the following elements: a blowing nozzle, a suction box, an air knife, a blow box and a doctor blade.
  • the web W is supported by the felt 51 and the other side of the web, which is not in contact with the felt 51, gets in contact with the surface of the belt 20 upstream of the press nip N 1 by moving the felt 51 in its felt loop direction. Then, the belt 20 supporting the web W moves along (around) the first press roll 10. In other words, running of the web W through the press nip N 1 is guided by the belt 20 and the felt 51. Thus, the web W which is supported by the felt 51 and the belt 20 is moved through the press nip N 1 which is formed by the first press roll 10 and the second press roll 11.
  • the second press roll 11 is a shoe press roll so that the pressure load profile along the press nip N 1 may be adjusted.
  • the transfer of the web from the felt 51 to the belt 20 is provided such that downstream of the press nip N 1 in the web moving direction, the web W is only supported (carried) by the belt 20.
  • the press nip N 1 is the extended nip in the web moving direction and the second press roll 11 is the shoe press roll.
  • significant moisture removal accompanied by pressing provides efficient water removal from the web W already before entering the extended tension nip N 2 which is the first drying nip in the dryer section 200.
  • the web is pressed against the impervious heat conductive belt 20 by the shoe press roll in order to form a press nip in which the pressure on the web W in the pressure contact zone is locally increased.
  • the shoe press roll it is possible to control the pressure on the web W in a desired pressure profile, that is, the pressure exerted on the web W while it is in the pressure contact zone is not constant but may follow a desired profile of pressure increase.
  • the pressure in the nip N 1 refers to the force with which the web W is pressed against the respective surfaces of the felt 51 and of the belt 20.
  • the felt 51 forms a support surface for the web W and has a porous surface in the pores of which the water of the web W due the pressure in the nip N 1 is collected.
  • the support surface is a surface of the felt 51, which is preferably formed as a dewatering felt running through the press nip N 1 and contacting the web surface.
  • the web W which is supported on the belt 20 runs through the tension nip N 2 which is the extended tension nip N 2 in the web moving direction and in which the web W is sandwiched between the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20.
  • the web is sandwiched between the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20 such that the web is simultaneously in contact with the drying roll and the heat conductive belt.
  • the web W may be heated by the drying roll 12 and/or the, preferably preheated, belt 20 and smoothed by the surfaces of the belt 20 and the drying roll 12.
  • the web W is dried and smoothed simultaneously.
  • both surface sides of the web W are smoothed in the extended tension nip N 2 since the web W is sandwiched between the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20.
  • At least the drying roll 12 may be heated in order to try the web W from its surface side which directly contacts the surface of the drying roll 12. Heating means can be also provided on the other side of the belt 20. So, the web W can be efficiently heated and dried from both sides of the web.
  • the tension of the belt 20 can be varied and thus, by application of pressure in the extended tension nip N 2 forming a pressure contact zone, heat transfer for moisture removal from the web W can be intensified, while the pressure applied to the web W has a smoothening (i.e. calendering or flattening) effect on the web surfaces. That is, when the pressing load of the belt 20 against the drying roll 12 is increased by increasing the wrapping angle of the belt 20 around the drying roll 12 or tension in the extended tension nip N 2 , the heat transfer to the web W can be improved. Thus, web smoothness is improved.
  • the web W supported on the belt 20 and the belt 20 move along the reversing roll 13 (along its outer circumference) to the second drying roll 12.
  • the web W is transferred to the surface of the second drying roll 12 in another extended tension nip N 3 , wherein the second drying roll 12 corresponds to the second drying roll (drying cylinder) in the dryer section 200.
  • the web W guided along the surface of the second drying roll 12 is handed over to a wire (i.e. the drying wire 61) of the dryer section 200 (forming a so-called “single tier dryer section arrangement) and is then running along common drying cylinders of the dryer section 200 which is known from the prior art and is thus not further described in detail.
  • a wire i.e. the drying wire 61
  • the dryer section 200 forming a so-called “single tier dryer section arrangement
  • Fig. 2 schematically shows a modification of the embodiment of Fig. 1 , which has been described above in detail, as a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the arrangements, devices and operation in the present modification of the belt assembly are substantially the same, so that the basic structure will not be described again, but it is here focused on the difference between the first embodiment and the present embodiment shown in Fig. 2 .
  • the same reference signs as in Fig. 1 are used for the same or functionally same elements in the assembly of Fig. 2 , so that the above description of these elements also applies for Fig. 2 .
  • the difference to the first embodiment as mentioned above is that the web W is transferred to a first drying wire 61 arranged in the dryer section 200 so that the web W is supported on the first drying wire 61 along the second drying cylinder of the dryer section 200.
  • a second drying wire 62 is provided in order to guide the web in the dryer section 200 by means of the first drying wire 61 and/or the second drying wire 62 in the common way through the dryer section.
  • This arrangement is a so-called "double tier dryer section arrangement" which is known from the prior art and is thus not further described in detail.
  • Fig. 3 schematically shows a third embodiment of a belt assembly of the invention. Similar elements or functionally similar elements as in the first embodiment have the same reference signs in Fig. 3 , so that a detailed description thereof is omitted here. The respective description of the first embodiment also applies to the third embodiment and is included herein by way of reference to the above.
  • the drying roll 12 which corresponds to the first drying cylinder of the dryer section 200 forms the extended tension nip N 2 together with the belt 20, wherein downstream of the extended tension nip N 2 in respect of the web moving direction, a transfer nip N 4 is formed between the surface of the drying roll 12 and the drying wire 61.
  • the web W guided along the surface of the drying roll 12 is handed over to the drying wire of the dryer section 200 which is formed as the so-called "single tier dryer section arrangement.
  • the second drying roll is omitted.
  • the size of the belt assembly is further reduced.
  • a belt assembly according the invention is schematically shown, wherein similar elements or functionally similar elements as in the first embodiment have the same reference signs in Fig. 4 , so that a detailed description thereof is omitted here.
  • the respective description of the first embodiment also applies to the present embodiment and is included herein by way of reference to the above.
  • FIG. 4 different positions and arrangements of heating chambers 40, 70 for heating the belt 20 (i.e. its belt surfaces) are provided.
  • a heating chamber 70 can be provided as shown in Fig. 4 which is adapted to heat both sides of the belt 20. Respective positions for arrangement of these chambers in the belt assembly are gathered from the figure. Furthermore, it is alternatively and/or additionally possible to provide a heating chamber 40 which is arranged such that the heating chamber faces along the surface (i.e. follows/contours the surface shape or formed in conformity with the surface shape) of the drying roll(s) 12 as shown in Fig. 4 .
  • a belt assembly according to a fourth embodiment of the invention is schematically shown. Similar elements or functionally similar elements as in the first embodiment have the same reference signs in Fig. 5 , so that a detailed description thereof is omitted here. The respective description of the first embodiment also applies to the third embodiment and is included herein by way of reference to the above.
  • an impingement dryer 80 arranged downstream of the tension nip N 2 formed by the drying roll 12 and the heat conductive belt 20 in the web moving direction in order to further increase the drying content of the web W.
  • the respective constitution of such an impingement dryer when provided in a belt assembly is also shown in Fig. 6 .
  • the inventors have found that it is advantageous to combine the belt assembly having the extended dewatering nip N 1 and the extended drying and smoothing tension nip N 2 in which the web W is simultaneously in contact with the surface of the drying roll 12 and the surface of the heat conductive belt 20 with the impingement dryer 80 before the web W runs through cylinder drying of the dryer section 200.
  • the conditions in the nips temperature of the roll and/or belt, nip pressure, moving speed of the web, etc.
  • the impingement dryer temperature, impingement fluid speed, etc.
  • FIG. 7 another belt assembly according to the invention is shown, in which an impingement dryer 90 having a big roll 92 (a roll having a big diameter compared to the other drying rolls and drying cylinders of the belt assembly or the dryer section) is used.
  • This big roll 92 generally has a diameter which is two to four times greater than the other drying rolls and drying cylinders used.
  • an impingement chamber 94 is provided around the surface of the big roll 92.
  • web quality can further be improved and dry content of the web can further be increased before the web is dried with the common drying cylinder in the dryer section.
  • the impingement drying can be executed with gas or steam heaters.
  • the belt assembly may comprise a ventilation zone provided immediately after leaving the tension nip in the web moving direction, in which zone a boundary layer removing means is arranged to blow and suck off gas introduced in the web from the web.
  • gas introduced in the web and/or evaporating moisture can be removed by suction.
  • the ventilation zone having the boundary layer removing means is arranged at a position where running directions of the belt surface and of the drying cylinder deviate from each other and expose the web, so that gas introduced in the web and/or moisture evaporating from the exposed web can be sucked off.
  • the boundary layer removing means may comprise at least one of the following elements: a blowing means, a suction box, an air knife, a blow box and a doctor blade.

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  1. Ensemble de courroie destiné à déplacer une bande (W) à partir d'une section de pression d'une machine de fabrication de papier ou de carton vers une section de séchage (200) de la machine, comprenant :
    un premier rouleau de presse (10) et un second rouleau de presse (11) qui sont agencés au niveau de la section de presse (100) et forment une zone de pincement de presse (N1),
    un rouleau de séchage (12) qui peut être chauffé et agencé en aval de la zone de pincement de presse (N1) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande, et
    une courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) qui forme une boucle sans fin et qui est imperméable aux fluides, circule à travers la zone de pincement de presse (N1) et est en contact avec le rouleau de séchage (12), dans lequel :
    le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) forment une zone de pincement de tension (N2) qui est étendue dans le sens de déplacement de la bande, et
    dans la zone de pincement de presse (N1), la bande (W) est transférée d'une toile (51) à la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20),
    caractérisé en ce que :
    en aval de la zone de pincement de presse (N1) et en amont de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande, la bande (W) est uniquement supportée et transportée par la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20), et
    dans la zone de pincement de tension (N2), la bande (W) est prise en sandwich entre le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) de sorte que la bande (W) est simultanément en contact avec le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20).
  2. Ensemble de courroie selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un moyen de chauffage de courroie (12 ; 40 ; 70) adapté pour chauffer la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20).
  3. Ensemble de courroie selon la revendication 2, dans lequel le moyen de chauffage de courroie (70) est agencé en amont de la zone de pincement de pression (N1) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande.
  4. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la zone de pincement de presse (N1) est une zone de pincement étendue (N1) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande.
  5. Ensemble de courroie selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le second rouleau de presse (11) est un rouleau de presse à sabot.
  6. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre au moins un dispositif de séchage à impact (80 ; 90) pour sécher la bande (W) agencée en aval de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) formée par le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande.
  7. Ensemble de courroie selon la revendication 6, dans lequel une autre zone de pincement de tension (N3) qui est formée entre un autre rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie (20) qui est étendue dans le sens de déplacement de la bande, et dans lequel la bande (W) est prise en sandwich entre l'autre rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie (20) de sorte que la bande (W) est simultanément en contact avec l'autre rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie (20) est agencée entre les dispositifs de séchage à impact (80) successifs dans le sens de déplacement de la bande.
  8. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre une zone de ventilation prévue immédiatement après avoir quitté la zone de pincement de tension dans le sens de déplacement de la bande, dans laquelle zone, un moyen de retrait de couche de limite est agencé pour souffler et aspirer le gaz introduit dans la bande, de la bande.
  9. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre un moyen de chauffage (40) pour chauffer le côté arrière de la courroie (20) qui est opposé au côté de la courroie (20) qui est en contact avec la bande (W), dans lequel le moyen de chauffage (40) est agencé le long de l'extension de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande.
  10. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel une période de contact de la bande (W) entre le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie (20) le long de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande est de 10 à 400 ms.
  11. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le rouleau de séchage (12) est un premier cylindre de séchage (12) agencé dans la section de séchage (200).
  12. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel une température des surfaces de la courroie (20) et/ou du rouleau de séchage (12) en contact avec la bande (W) est de 80 à 150 °C, de manière avantageuse de 95 à 120 °C.
  13. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) est réalisée à partir de métal.
  14. Ensemble de courroie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre au moins un rouleau tendeur/de guidage (13, 14), qui est agencé entre ou à l'intérieur de la section de presse (100) et/ou de la section de séchage (200), de sorte que la courroie (20) circule sur le au moins un rouleau tendeur/de guidage (13, 14).
  15. Procédé pour déplacer une bande (W) d'une section de presse (100) d'une machine de fabrication de papier ou de carton vers une section de séchage (200) de la machine, comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    former une zone de pincement de presse (N1) entre un premier rouleau de presse (10) et un second rouleau de presse (11) qui sont agencés au niveau de la section de presse (100),
    comprimer la bande (W) circulant à travers la zone de pincement de presse (N1) dans la zone de pincement de presse (N1),
    déplacer une courroie (20) qui est thermiquement conductrice et imperméable aux fluides à travers la zone de pincement de presse (N1) dans une boucle sans fin de sorte que la bande (W) est prise sur la courroie (20) dans la zone de pincement de presse (N1),
    faire chauffer un rouleau de séchage (12) agencé en aval de la zone de pincement de presse (N1) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande,
    former une zone de pincement de tension (N2) étendue dans le sens de déplacement de la bande entre la courroie (20) et le cylindre de séchage (12),
    déplacer la bande (W) en contact avec et qui est disposée sur la courroie (20) le long de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) étendue, et
    transférer la bande (W) d'une toile (51) à la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) dans la zone de pincement de presse (N1),
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre les étapes suivantes :
    après avoir transféré la bande (W) de la toile (51) à la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20) dans la zone de pincement de presse (N1), supporter et transporter la bande (W) de sorte qu'en aval de la zone de pincement de presse (N1) et en amont de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) dans le sens de déplacement de la bande, la bande (W) est uniquement supportée et transportée par la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20), dans lequel :
    pendant le déplacement de la bande (W) le long de la zone de pincement de tension (N2) étendue, la bande (W) est prise en sandwich entre le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie (20) de sorte que la bande (W) est simultanément en contact avec le rouleau de séchage (12) et la courroie thermiquement conductrice (20).
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