What are the two main functions of the press section?
- Water removal and smoothing
- Water removal and caliper reduction
- Water removal and Sheet consolidation
- Sheet consolidation and smoothing
Which is the most modern press type?
- Double felted press
- Shoe press
- Suction press
- Blind drilled press
Which is the only press type to cause lateral movement of water within the press fabric?
- Plain press
- Blind drilled press
- Suction press
- Grooved press
What term is used to describe the time-pressure curve generated between two press rolls?
- Nip impulse
- Load elongation curve
- Impulse presure curve
- Load curve
What are the three functions of a press fabric?
- Consolidate the sheet, prevent sheet compaction, aid dewatering
- Support the sheet, prevent crushing, aid dewatering
- Support the sheet, prevent sheet compaction, aid sheet smoothness
- Support the sheet, prevent sheet compaction, aid dewatering
What term is given to the curvature over the length of a press roll?
- Radius
- Camber
- Metering curve
- Arc
Which company introduced the swimming roll?
- Voith
- Metso
- Ahlstrom
- Kusters
Which pressing fault occurs in flow limited situations?
- Crushing
- Stamping
- Blowing
- Wringing
Compared to a conventional press, how much longer (approximately), is the sheet in the nip of a shoe press?
- 2 times
- 12 times
- 17 times
- 7 times
What are the three major factors that influence water removal?
- Diameter of roll, load applied, time in nip
- Load applied, nip width, press felt
- Time in nip, load applied, machine speed
- Machine speed, load applied, nip pressure