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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jaakko Kirjasniemi, Jyväskylä, FI;
Antti Suonperä, Jyväskylä, FI;
Assignee:
Metso Paper, Inc., Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21D 5/26 ; B01D 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21D 5/26 ; B01D 1/900 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for degassing an aqueous suspension containing pulp fibres, the apparatus comprising an elongated horizontal reservoir and a bypass manifold extending into the reservoir. The bypass manifold is placed inside the reservoir such that it it positioned substantially within the aqueous suspension at the bottom of the reservoir, the manifold thus decreasing the flow cross-sectional area of the aqueous suspension at the inlet end of the bypass manifold ( ) in the reservoir.