Paper web drying apparatus having a hood with two sections

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4462868
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06371779

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A paper web drying apparatus having a throughdrying drum wherein heated air is supplied beneath a hood around a portion of the periphery of the drum through which the air may pass, the hollow interior of the drum being connected to exhaust means, the hood distributing heated air to the surface of the web, the improvement according to the invention comprises dividing the hood into at least two separate sections, the section adjacent the web inlet having a series of nozzles connected to a source of heated air and interspersed air ducts or the like connected to air exhaust means, the section adjacent the web outlet being connected to a source of heated air but not to exhaust means. This enables impingement drying to take place adjacent the web inlet, impingement and throughdrying to take place at a point further along the arc of travel of the web beneath the web and only throughdrying to take place during the final portion of the web travel.

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KIMBERLY-CLARK LIMITED LARKFIELD MAIDSTONE KENT ME20 7PS ENGLAND A BRITISH COMPANYNot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boorman, Ben Hexham, GB2 1 39
Oubridge, Terence J Wylam, GB2 1 39

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