Gas and liquid contact apparatus – With external supply or removal of heat – Heat exchange means at or downstream of contact zone
Patent
1983-08-05
1985-08-06
Chiesa, Richard L.
Gas and liquid contact apparatus
With external supply or removal of heat
Heat exchange means at or downstream of contact zone
241 28, 241 38, 261DIG76, B01F 304
Patent
active
045335079
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for forming an air laid, e.g., dry laid, fibrous web comprising apparatus for an defiberizing wood pulp laps, rolls or bales, preferably in a hammermill; transporting the fibers pneumatically to a forming head, and dispensing said fibers onto a foraminous support means, the aforesaid operations being carried out at conditions of high humidity such that the average fiber moisture content is at least above 2.5% by weight just prior to reaching a forming header. In the preferred embodiment air at between about 150 to about 200 F. and having a relative humidity of between about 75 to 95% is introduced to the defiberizer to provide the requisite air moisture content. If desired overly large fibers from the forming head may be recycled to the defiberizer. By practicing the invention, electrostatic charges on the fibers are reduced thereby minimizing clumping and ensuring better formation.
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Chiesa Richard L.
James River-Dixie Northern, Inc.
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