US3400044A - Headbox flow control apparatus - Google Patents

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US3400044A
US3400044A US459331A US45933165A US3400044A US 3400044 A US3400044 A US 3400044A US 459331 A US459331 A US 459331A US 45933165 A US45933165 A US 45933165A US 3400044 A US3400044 A US 3400044A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F1/00—Wet end of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F1/02—Head boxes of Fourdrinier machines
    • D21F1/026—Details of the turbulence section
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    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21F—PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON
    • D21F1/00—Wet end of machines for making continuous webs of paper
    • D21F1/02—Head boxes of Fourdrinier machines

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  • These flow control devices comprise a transversely extending bank of diffuser nozzles mounted with the large end downstream and the smaller intake end secured to an upstream stock ilow barrier, in order to effect an abrupt pressure loss lwith generation of -generally parallel velocity components in the stock fiowing to the slice.
  • This invention relates to the handling of fluid slurries, and more particularly, to the maintenance of desired fiber dispersions in stock slurries for paper making and the like processes.
  • rectifierv roll is provided with largei open area or larger holes, then it is found that the so-calledcone of disturbance at the downstream side of the rectifier roll is less :conspicu'ous, but the losses to the lar-ger holes are much less and there is not as great an equalizing effect to minimize cross machine stock fiow movement. Accordingly, the selection of rectifier rolls 4and the various ⁇ factors of importance in their structure such as the open area and the size of the holes has been the subject of considerable study in order to determine the rectifier roll that is best to use in any ⁇ given headbox.
  • the instant method ⁇ and apparatus involves the use of diffuser nozzles which initiate an abrupt high loss with resultant unidirectional high velocity parallel jets at the outlet side of such diffuser nozzles.
  • diffuser nozzles do not operate on the principle of the venturi in that they do not first restrict the stock ow to a region of relatively high velocity followed by a region of still greater or accelerated velocity.
  • the diffuser nozzles simply convert the stock from the ⁇ general flow pattern to stock jets of maximum velocity at the inlet of the diffuser nozzle and this maximum velocity is maintained only briefly, long enough to impart the generally parallel unidirectional character to the stock velocity which is desired, ⁇ and then the diffuser nozzle expands gradually so as to cause velocity losses to take place in the stock flow without substantial losses in the generally parallel unidirection of the stock.
  • unidirection is employed herein to mean a single direction, for example, a straight line direction toward the slice itself.
  • the basic object sought here is to obtain what con stitutes a plurality of generally homogeneous unflocked but entagled fibers in the stock moving unidirectionally toward the slice but -moving at least partially during the sequence of stock flow treatment here employed in generally parallel high velocity streams while still moving in the same direction.
  • the diffuser nozzles are so aligned in transversely extending banks that one may consider their central axes to be generally parallel and generally aimed in the so-called unidirection contemplated for the stock streams carrying the fibers.
  • lt is therefore an important object of the instant invention to provide an improved method and apparatus for effecting the desired distribution of particulate material in a liquid vehicle, such as fibers in a paper making stock or slurry, by the use of stock flow control methods and means which include at least one sequence or bank of devices which effect a high entrance loss, minimum velocity head gradient or variation in the downstream flow, a low percentage open area at the entrance side to eliminate or prevent Stringing of the stock fibers, and afhigh percent open area at the exit side so as to obtain stable iiow.
  • FIGURE l is an elevational view of a headbox or preslice chamber of the invention, showing parts diagrammatically and parts in sectional elevation;
  • FIGURE 2 is a detail sectional elevation showing a single diffuser nozzle in one arrangement embodying the instant invention
  • FIGURE 2A is a modification of the elevational view of FIGURE 2 with respect to the mounting of the diffuser nozzle inlet in a transverse wall;
  • FIGURE 3 is an essentially diagrammatic view taken generally from the line III-III shown in FIGURE l,
  • FIGURE 4 is an essentially diagrammatic view taken substantially along the line IV-IV showing fragmentarily a portion of the partially expanded diffusion nozzles in transverse and vertical section;
  • FIGURE 5 is still another essentially diagrammatic view showing a transverse and vertical section, which might be taken along the line of V-V of FIGURE 1 but which shows the expanded portions of the diffusion nozzles near the downstream mouths thereof in generally rectangular cross-section, as compared to the generally circular cross-section, shown in FIGURE 4.
  • FIGURE 1 it will be seen that there is shown a forming wire F traveling around a breast roll to define a conventional forming surface onto which paper making stock is fed through a slice indicated generally at S.
  • the slice S is mounted at the forward end of a headbox indicated generally at 11, such headbox being what constitutes a pre-slice chamber in that it aligns the stock for flow toward the slice S.
  • a conventional stock inlet the stock is generally fed to the headbox or pre-slice chamber 11, such as the one here employed, from a fan pump or other suitable source of stock in a relatively small high speed conduit which is indicated in FIGURE l by the reference numeral 12 as a tapered cross machine header having an inlet 12a at the side of the headbox 11 from which it is viewed in FIGURE l and an outlet 12b of diminishing crosssectional area at the back side of the chamber 12 for flow of stock in a generally cross machine direction through the tapered inlet header 12.
  • Any of a number of known stock inlet devices may be provided to present a cross machine flow of stock into the chamber 12 under a substantially uniform pressure in the general area of the barrier or perforated mounting plate indicated at 13.
  • the perforated plate 13 extends transversely across the top of the stock inlet 12 and it is provided with a plurality of apertures 13a, 13b, 13e, etc. which are generally parallel and which are spaced transversely to define a multiplicity of generally parallel apertures extending across the entire plate 13.
  • the plate 13 carries a multiplicity of diffuser nozzles 14a, 14b, 14e, each of which is received in one of the multiplicity of apertures 13a, 13b, 13C in the plate 13.
  • the stock fiows upwardly into a large air cushioned equalizing zone at the off-running side of the first sequence S1 and the stock in the area A1 is subjected to controlled air pressure via a conventional controlled air pressure device indicated diag'rammatically at 15 to maintain a super or sub-atmospheric pressure on the top level of the stock in the air dome A for controlled high speed flow of stock through the overall headbox 11.
  • sequences S1, S2 and S3 aligned in the pre-slice chamber 11. It will also be seen that the sequences S1, S2 and S3 each have generally the same structure with like elements in the sequence S2 indicated by the same reference numerals in the twenty series and like elements in the sequence S3 indicated by the same reference numerals in the thirty series. It will also be seen that at the off-running side of each such sequence S2 and S3 there is again a so-called equalizing zone A2 and A3 respectively.
  • the transverse plate 23 is actually provided with a plurality of spaced apertures 23C, 23e and 23C" which extend horizontally in the cross machine direction as well as a plurality of generally parallel spaced apertures 23C, 23b and 23 and which are shown to be spaced vertically with respect to the overall stock stream ow going through the apertures indicated in the plate 23.
  • the plate 23 has an upstream face 23f which is presented to the body of stock under pressure in the area A1.
  • the gradual expansion of the nozzle portion 24e-3 occurs to the same extent with the various other nozzle elements which are indicated only generally by the reference numeral 24 in each instance in the essentially diagrammatic showing of the sectional view of FIGURE 4.
  • the nozzle 24e indicated in FIGURE 2 is shown as being generally cylindrical in the first section from the inlet 24e-1 to the merging point 24e-2 and then as being generally conical in the expanding portion 24e-3.
  • Such nozzle 24e ⁇ may thus be considered to have an axis indicated generally along the center line shown in FIGURE 2 which is aimed in the direction of stock flow intended.
  • Each center line CL for each of the nozzles 24 is generally parallel in any given bank 14, 24 or 34 of nozzles and it will thus be appreciated that the essential effect of the arrangement here involved is that the front face of the plate 23 has a minimum open area represented by the nozzle inlet 24e-1.
  • the average open area of 24c-1 to 23j is about 0.3 to about 0.1 so as to effect high friction losses in transferring the ow from A1 to the nozzle area defined by the plate face 23)c and the nozzle portion 24e-2.
  • (I) F %g Ft.lb. of mass of fluid wherein V2 is the linear velocity (ft/sec.) in the smallest pipe portion 24e-1 to 24e-2 of FIGURES 2 and 3 and K is a ⁇ factor depending on the nature of the entrance portion S2 of the nozzle. This loss occurs in the initial p0rtion of the small diameter tube 24e-1 to 24e-2. As here shown the tube is followed by lthe diffuser shown having an angle of divergence a as previously indicated which permits controlled deceleration and which avoids formation of large scale eddies.
  • a venturi arrangement (as distinguished from the present diffuser arrangement) causes a gradual increase in stock velocity as it travels toward the throat portion of the venturi device.
  • This gradual increase in velocity results in a lower K-factor of about .05 as distinguished from a K-factor of about .5 for the sharp edged entrance portion of diffuser of the present invention.
  • This is consistent with our desire to obtain a high entrance loss at the inlet portion of the diffuser while yet maintaining control of the velocity of the ow in the discharge portion of the diffuser.
  • control of the fiow we effectively minimize llarge flow instabilities on the downstream side.
  • the fundamental features -of the diffuser type nozzles of the present invention permit a large land area at the upstream side of the diffuser bank while at the same time affording maximum open area at the downstream side of the diffuser bank.
  • FIGURE 2A hereof demonstrates a re-entrant mouthpiece 25 or the so-called Borda mouthpiece (Perry, FIGURE 54a, p. 407) which when running free with pure water may have a coefficient higher than the previously quoted 0.5.
  • FIGURE 5 demonstrates a view comparable to FIG- URE 4 except that the terminal portions of the expanding diffuser portion 34C are not rounded as usual but are polygonal, i.e., squared but also triangular or hexagonal to minimize -re-entry problems at the off-running side of the diffusers, here designated 34. f
  • Apparatus for supplying a paper stock to a papermaking machine comprising a slice and a pre-slice flow chamber connected to said slice for directing a flow of paper stock to said slice, means in such chamber defining at least one stock fiow sequence, such sequence consisting essentially of a transversely extending apertured plate retaining in the apertures thereof a multiplicity of generally parallel closely spaced diffuser nozzles, each said diffuser nozzle having an upstream portion of substantially uniform cross-section and feeding directly into a downstream portion of gradually expanding cross-section with a discharge downstream that is greater than the cross-section of the upstream portion, the upstream face ⁇ of said plate being substantially aligned with the upstream inlet opening of each such nozzle to effect at the upstream inlet ⁇ of each nozzle an abrupt pressure loss with generation of maximum generally parallel velocity components in the stock at upstream inlet and maintenance of maximum stock velocity in each nozzle at the immediate inlet thereof.
  • Apparatus for supplying a paper stock to a papermaking machine comprising a slice and a pre-slice flow chamber connected to said slice for directing a flow of paper stock to said slice, means in such chamber defining at least one stock flow sequence, such sequence consisting essentially of a transversely extending apertured plate retaining in the apertures thereof a multiplicity Vof gen; erally parallel closely spaced diffuser nozzles, each said diffuser nozzle having an upstream portion of substantially uniform cross-section and feeding directly into a downstream portion of gradually expanding cross-section with a discharge downstream that is greater than the cross-section of the upstream portion, the upstream face of said plate being closely spaced downstream from the inlet opening of each such nozzle projecting upstream slightly from the face of said plate to effect at the upstream inlet of each nozzle an abrupt pressure loss with generation of maximum generally parallel velocity components in the stock at upstream inlet and maintenance of maximum stock velocity in each nozzle at the inlet thereof.
  • Apparatus for supplying a paper stock to a papermaking machine comprising a slice and a pre-slice flow chamber connected to said slice for directing a flow of paper stock to said slice, means in such chamber defining a plurality of downstream-wise spaced sequences, each such sequence consisting essentially of a transversely extending apertured plate retaining in the apertures thereof a multiplicity of generally parallel spaced diffuser nozzles, each said diffuser nozzle having an upstream portion of substantially uniform cross-section and feeding directly into a downstream portion of gradually expanding crosssection with a discharge downstream that is greater than the cross-section of the upstream portion, the upstream face of said plate being substantially aligned with the upstream inlet opening of each such nozzle to effect at the upstream inlet of each nozzle an abrupt pressure loss with generation of maximum generally parallel velocity components in the stock at upstream inlet and maintenance of maximum stock velocity in each nozzle at the inlet thereof.

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DEB87255A DE1290797B (de) 1965-05-27 1966-05-24 Stoffauflaufkasten fuer eine Papiermaschine
ES0327169A ES327169A1 (es) 1965-05-27 1966-05-25 Un procedimiento y aparato para suministro de material a una maquina para fabricacion de papel.
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