Measurement and prediction of dewatering characteristics for mechanical pulps using optical fibre analyzers

• The aim of this work was to obtain an on-line measurement for dewatering behaviour in the wire section based on fibre and fines characteristics. Four laboratory dewatering equipments were compared and the fibre characteristics were measured by means of optical fibre analyzers. The results show that rough correlations do appear to exist between the dewatering equipments; however they rank the pulps differently depending on the raw wood material used and whether the refining conditions are mild or harsh. The prediction models based on fibre characteristics showed a high degree of statistical accuracy. The descriptions, however, proved not to be sufficiently good with regards to the dewatering behaviour for them to be used in relation to on-line applications. This might have been because consideration was not given to some important variables which do, in fact, have a significant impact on the drainability. These variables could include physical fibre properties or others that are not measured, or properties that, at present, are unable to be measured at a sufficient resolution.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Pappers-, massa- och fiberteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Paper, Pulp and Fiber Technology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Dewatering equipment; Drainability; Fibre properties; Not given; On-line applications; On-line measurement; Optical fibre; Prediction model; Refining conditions; Significant impacts; Statistical accuracy; Wire section; Wood raw material

Cellulose and paper engineering

Cellulosa- och pappersteknik

Publication and Content Type

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