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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1977
James R Prough, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Kamyr Inc., Glens Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved process for continuously monitoring and controlling a continuous process for digestion of cellulose utilizing a computer which is programmed to determined (1) the mass of wood being fed to the digester from measurements of the density of the wood slurry feed, the density of the liquid and the total flow of slurry, (2) the mass of wood being withdrawn from the digester from measurements of the density of the pulp slurry, the density of the liquor and the total flow of slurry, (3) the correct amount of fresh digester liquor to be added concurrently with the wood feed and (4) amount of water wash and makeup digester liquor to be fed to the reactor. The computer can also be programmed to control the temperature in the reaction zone of the digester.