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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Frank S. Hada, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert J. Seymour, Appleton, WI (US);
Marek Parszewski, New London, WI (US);
Inventors:
Frank S. Hada, Appleton, WI (US);
Robert J. Seymour, Appleton, WI (US);
Marek Parszewski, New London, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A through-air dryer system that diverts the airflow within the through-air dryer during warm up and cool down from the normal airflow during the drying of paper in the papermaking process. During warm up and cool down, a majority of the airflow is supplied to one of the dryer's heads and extracted through the opposite head to reduce thermal stresses. If needed to further reduce thermal stresses, a minority of the airflow is supplied through the dryer's shell.