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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2000
Robert Wolf, Herbrechtingen, DE;
Markus Oechsle, Bartholomac, DE;
Frank Wegehaupt, Böhmenkirch, DE;
Voith Sulzer Papiertechnik Patent GmbH, Heidenheim, DE;
Abstract
Heated cylinder and process of using same for heating a fibrous material web in machines for one of producing and refining the fibrous material web. The heated cylinder includes a cylinder jacket having an outer jacket layer with good heat conductivity, a heat insulating layer positioned contiguous to and inside of the outer jacket layer, and at least one heating system positioned outside the cylinder jacket adapted to heat at least a surface of the cylinder. The process includes heating a surface of the cylinder to a temperature between about 120 and 250° C. with the at least one heating system, and guiding a material web over a portion of the surface of the cylinder such that the material web contacts the surface of the cylinder for a period of at least about 50 ms.