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Pekka Komulainen
Pekka.Komulainen@clarinet.fi
24 August, 2015
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Possibilities to utilize porosity measurements
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Process control and porosity
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Porosity for total process control
Fibers , refining, fines, fillers and wet end chemistry have effect on drainage, flocculation
and retention. All these effect on porosity, which is a good measure of paper quality.
Formation is a measure of small scale variations. Porosity depends on these variations as
well as the level of paper quality.
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Refining and porosity
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Online porosity control and refining
In series refining fibers are stiffer in the first refiner. If the load is too high,
fiber cutting and fines formation will increase. This decreases freeness
and drainage on the wire.
In the second (and third refiner) fibers are more flexible and specific edge
load can be higher without fiber cutting and fines formation. However,
internal fibrillation will advance more and more flexible fibers compensate
the lower binding power of fiber cutting.
Same porosity can be achieved with higher CSF when using increased
loading order. Total energy can be saved, drainage on the wire is
increased and lower headbox consistency can be used to get better
formation even if the fibers are longer and paper strength is better.
Loading shares between refiners is only one example how online porosity
can be utilised to optimise refining. This would not be possible by using
freeness measurement, which mostly reflects fines content.
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Porosity control on paper machine
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Press draw and porosity
A high press draw is not only question of runnability but also paper quality is lower
when low porosity is needed.
Porosity measurement is a good tool for evaluating what is a too high press draw.
Higher press draw increases roughness and decreases strength.
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Total process control with porosity
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Good strength
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Total process control with porosity
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On the other hand, porosity correlates with almost all physical paper
properties. If porosity is constant, paper process performs well and
paper quality is consistent.
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Total process control with porosity
Decreased
Increased
basis weight
Porosity Increased
moisture
Green = positive
Lower opacity
and brightness
Red = negative
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Total process control with online porosity
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Process optimization and paper quality
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Fast online porosity measurement is the best link between process performance and total
paper quality.
Stable porosity is a good guarantee of well working process and consistent paper quality.
Calendering Winding
Porosity measurement
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MD and CD variation in porosity
MD var.
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Thank You for Your Attention
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