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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pertti Heikkila, Raisio, FI;
Kari Juppi, Palokka, FI;
Pasi Rajala, Järvenp{umlaut over (aa)}, FI;
Assignee:
Metso Paper, Inc., Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method and device for drying a coated web. The coated web is first conveyed through a web heating unit (,), in which the temperature of the coated web is raised, typically to drying temperature, by directing jets of heating air at the coated web, the humidity a,of the said heating air jets being higher than the humidity a,of the drying air jets. After this the coated web is conveyed through at least one air dryer (,), in which drying air jets are directed at the coated web for drying the coated web.