Apparatus for drying a web

A drying section apparatus for drying a web of paper, said apparatus comprising:

• a single tier group of dryers for drying a first side of the web;
• said group including:
• at least two dryers:
• a roll;
• a felt extending around said roll and guided thereby, the arrangement being such that said felt is disposed between the web and said roll;
• a further single tier group of dryers disposed downstream relative to said group for drying a second side of the web;
• said further single group including:
• at least two further dryers;
• a further roll;
• a further felt extending around said further roll and guided thereby, the arrangement being such that said further felt is disposed between the web and said further roll;
• said group and said further group being positioned and arranged relative to each other to define therebetween a transfer section, the arrangement being such that the web extending between said group and further group is supported by, and in physical contact with, less than both of said felts;
• and
• said roll and said further roll being vacuum rolls, the arrangement being such that the web is disposed in close conformity with said felt during movement of the web around said roll, the web being disposed in close conformity with said further felt during movement of the web around said further roll.