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US 6,293,031 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for drying a coated paper web or the like
AssigneeMetso Paper, Inc.
InventorsKnut Ringbom, Richard Solin
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AssigneeMetso Paper, Inc.
InventorsKnut Ringbom, Richard Solin
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Method and apparatus for drying a coated paper web (W) or the like web. The apparatus (10) comprises sequentially in the running direction of the web—a turning device (16) arranged on the first side of the web and provided with blow nozzles (20), with which the running direction of the web to be dried is turned in a non-contacting way, and web drying devices (30, 30′) arranged on the first and the second sides of the web, in which the web is dried in a non-contacting manner. The apparatus further comprises a counterpart (18) provided with overpressure nozzles (24), arranged on the second side of the web at the point of the turning device (16), for stabilizing the web run by means of blows generating a local overpressure between the web (W) and the carrier surfaces of the overpressure nozzles (24).
A method for drying a coated paper web in a device including, in a running direction of the web, a web turning device arranged on a first side of the web and provided with blow nozzles, a counterpart arranged on a second side of the web in an area of the turning device, and web drying devices arranged on the first and second sides of the web, the method comprising:
An apparatus for drying a coated paper web comprising, in a running direction of the web:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.