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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1997
Voith Sulzer Papiermaschinen GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
Process for dewatering a fibrous web in a dewatering press including a counterpart face, a shoe press unit having a revolving flexible press belt and at least one press shoe such that the at least one press shoe is arranged to press the flexible press belt against the counterpart face, at least one nip formed by the flexible press belt being pressed against the counterpart face having a length extending in a web travel direction and being at least substantially similar to a length of the at least one press shoe in the web travel direction, and a device that guides the fibrous web and at least one dewatering belt being guided through the extended nip. The process may include pressing the fibrous web within the extended nip, determining a dwell time of the fibrous web within the extended nip, and maintaining the dwell time at less than approximately 12 ms. The dewatering press may include a counterpart face and a shoe press unit that includes a revolving flexible press belt and at least one press shoe. The at least one press shoe may be arranged to press the flexible press belt against the counterpart face. At least one nip may be formed by the flexible press belt being pressed against the counterpart face and may have a length extended in a web travel direction. The extended nip length in the web travel direction may be at least substantially similar to a length of the at least one press shoe in the web travel direction, and the fibrous web and at least one dewatering belt may be guided through the extended nip. The dewatering press may be arranged to provide a dwell time of the fibrous web being within the extended nip of less than approximately 12 ms.