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US 8,262,849 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for manufacturing fibre mass suspension
AssigneeMetso Paper, Inc.
InventorTimo Vuorinen
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Abstract
A fiber mass suspension is produced by mixing together a fiber material (FM) and water (W) in a pulper (1). The formed fiber mass suspension is divided into an accept fraction and a reject fraction. The reject fraction is supplied continuously to a first secondary pulper (2) for further screening and defibring. The accept fraction formed in the first secondary pulper (2) is supplied continuously for further processing and the reject fraction formed in the first secondary pulper (2) is supplied continuously to a second secondary pulper (3) for further processing. The accept fraction formed in the second secondary pulper (3) is supplied continuously for further processing.
Claims20
An apparatus for manufacturing a fiber mass suspension, comprising:
- a first pulper having an un-pulped fiber material inlet, a water inlet, a rotor arranged to be driven by a motor, a screen plate leading to an accept outlet, and a reject outlet in receiving relation to material which does not pass through the screen, the first pulper for mixing together fiber material and water so as to produce a fiber mass suspension and for dividing the fiber mass suspension into an accept fraction and a reject fraction, the accept fraction being arranged to be forwarded to a further treatment process of the fiber mass suspension and the reject fraction being arranged to be supplied for further processing;
- a first secondary pulper having an inlet connected to the reject outlet of the first pulper so that the first secondary pulper is arranged in series with the first pulper, the first secondary pulper having a second rotor arranged to be driven by a second motor, a second screen plate leading to an accept outlet, and a reject outlet in receiving relation to material which does not pass through the second screen;
- wherein the accept outlet of the first secondary pulper is connected to an inlet of the first pulper or to a channel to which the accept outlet of the first pulper is also connected, and forms a continuous source of pulp to the inlet of the first pulper or the channel;
- a second secondary pulper having an inlet connected to the reject outlet of the first secondary pulper so that the second secondary pulper is arranged in series with the first secondary pulper, the second secondary pulper having a third rotor arranged to be driven by a third motor, a third screen plate leading to an accept outlet, and a reject outlet in receiving relation to material which does not pass through the third screen plate;
- wherein the accept outlet of the second secondary pulper forms a continuous source of pulp;
- wherein the reject outlet of the first pulper forms a continuous source of the reject fraction of the first pulper, which is connected by a first reject channel to the first secondary pulper inlet;
- wherein the reject outlet of the first secondary pulper forms a continuous source of the reject fraction of the first secondary pulper, which is connected by a second reject channel to the second secondary pulper inlet;
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- wherein the reject outlet of the second secondary pulper is connected to a further processing apparatus.
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A method of manufacturing a fiber mass suspension, the method comprising the steps of:
- producing a fiber mass suspension in a first pulper by mixing together at least one un-pulped fiber material selected from the group consisting of a recycled fiber material, waste material recovered from a paper or cardboard manufacturing process, or office paper and water in the first pulper;
- dividing the fiber mass suspension into an accept fraction and a reject fraction, forwarding the accept fraction to a further treatment process of the fiber mass suspension, and
- supplying the reject fraction to a first secondary pulper arranged in series with the first pulper;
- wherein the reject fraction from the first pulper is supplied continuously to the first secondary pulper for further screening and defibering, and wherein an accept fraction and a reject fraction are formed in the first secondary pulper;
- supplying continuously the accept fraction formed in the first secondary pulper for further processing;
- supplying continuously the reject fraction formed in the first secondary pulper to a second secondary pulper for further screening and defibering, wherein an accept fraction and a reject fraction are formed in the second secondary pulper;
- supplying continuously the accept fraction formed in the second secondary pulper for further processing;
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- supplying the reject fraction formed in the second secondary pulper for further processing.
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A method of manufacturing a fiber mass suspension, the method comprising the steps of:
- producing a fiber mass suspension in a first pulper by mixing together water and an un-pulped fiber material comprised of at least one of:
- a recycled fiber material, waste material recovered from a paper or cardboard manufacturing process, office paper, or fiber containing waste from a drum pulper, in the first pulper;
- dividing the fiber mass suspension into an accept fraction and a reject fraction, forwarding the accept fraction to a further treatment process of the fiber mass suspension, and
- supplying the reject fraction to a first secondary pulper arranged in series with the first pulper;
- wherein the reject fraction from the first pulper is supplied continuously to the first secondary pulper for further screening and defibering, and wherein an accept fraction and a reject fraction are formed in the first secondary pulper;
- supplying continuously the accept fraction formed in the first secondary pulper for further processing;
- supplying continuously the reject fraction formed in the first secondary pulper to a second secondary pulper for further screening and defibering, wherein an accept fraction and a reject fraction are formed in the second secondary pulper;
- supplying continuously the accept fraction formed in the second secondary pulper for further processing;
- and
- supplying the reject fraction formed in the second secondary pulper for further processing.
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