Drying and runnability for high speed paper machines

Claim 2

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through the dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; and a plurality of succeeding dryer rolls receiving the felt and web for further drying with the web in direct contact with the succeeding rolls, and the felt carrying the web between rolls with no open draws.

Claim 3

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine comprising, in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through the dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; a third dryer roll positioned above the second roll with the felt and web wrapping the third roll and with the web on the inner surface of the felt in direct contact with the third roll; a fourth roll positioned laterally opposite the third roll with the web and felt traveling directly from the third to the fourth roll and the web in direct contact with the fourth roll; a fifth heated dryer roll beneath the fourth roll; and a turning roll between the fourth and fifth rolls with the web wrapping the turning roll on the outer surface of the felt between the fourth and fifth dryer rolls.

Claim 4

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine comprising, in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through the dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; a third dryer roll positioned above the second roll with the felt and web wrapping the third roll and with the web on the inner surface of the felt in direct contact with the third roll; a fourth roll positioned laterally opposite the third roll with the web and felt traveling directly from the third to the fourth roll and the web in direct contact with the fourth roll; a fifth heated dryer roll beneath the fourth roll; and a turning roll between the fourth and fifth rolls with the web wrapping the turning roll on the outer surface of the felt between the fourth and fifth dryer rolls.

Claim 5

A dryer section according to claim 1, wherein said succeeding dryer rolls include a third roll located above said second roll and causing said felt and web to lap at least 180° of said second roll.

Claim 6

A dryer section according to claim 3, wherein said third roll has an axis of rotation substantially vertically above an axis of rotation of said second roll.

Claim 7

A dryer section according to claim 2, wherein said third dryer roll has an axis of rotation substantially vertically above an axis of rotation of said second dryer roll for assuring that the felt and web will wrap said second roll over at least 180° of the perimeter of the second roll.

Claim 8

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through the dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; and a plurality of succeeding dryer rolls receiving the felt and web for further drying with the web in direct contact with the succeeding rolls and the felt carrying the web between rolls with no open draws, and including a third roll located above said second roll and arranged to cause said felt and web to wrap at least 180° of said second roll.

Claim 9

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through the dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; and a plurality of succeeding dryer rolls receiving the felt and web for further drying with the web in direct contact with the succeeding rolls and the felt carrying the web between rolls with no open draws, and including a third roll located above said second roll and arranged to cause said felt and web to wrap at least 180° of said second roll.

Claim 10

A dryer section according to claim 6, wherein said third roll has an axis of rotation substantially vertically above an axis of rotation of said second roll.

Claim 11

A dryer section according to claim 6, wherein a turning roll is located above said first roll and is adapted for guiding said felt into engagement with said web on said first roll.

Claim 12

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first internally heated imperforate dryer drum; a second internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned beneath the first drum; a first turning roll positioned between said first and second drums; a carrier felt threaded over the top of the first drum to wrap the drum and then passing over the turning roll and then wrapping the second drum and carrying a web passing between the felt and the heated surfaces of said first and second drums and being in direct contact with the drum surfaces and threaded over the outside of the felt on the turning roll for being smoothed and conditioned thereon; a third internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned laterally in substantially spaced relation opposite the second drum; a fourth internally heated inperforate dryer drum positioned above the third drum and laterally in substantially spaced relation opposite the first drum; a second turning roll positioned beneath the second drum for leading the felt and web to wrap beneath the second drum; a third turning roll positioned beneath the third drum for leading the felt and web from the second turning roll beneath the third drum with the web being carried on the outer surface of the felt in the span between, and in passing over, the second and third turning rolls; a fourth turning roll positioned between said third and fourth internally heated imperforate dryer drums; a fifth internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned laterally in substantial spaced relation opposite the fourth drum; a sixth internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned beneath the fifth drum and laterally in substantially spaced relation opposite the third drum; a fifth turning roll positioned between the fifth and sixth drums; the web and felt wrapping said fourth and fifth drums and the web being carried by the felt passing across a span directly between the tops of the fourth drum and and the fifth drum without any intervening turning roll and thereafter wrapping the fifth and sixth drums with the web between the felt and the drums and with the felt and web passing over the fifth turning roll between the fifth and sixth drums.

Claim 13

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first internally heated imperforate dryer drum; a second internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned beneath the first drum; a first turning roll positioned between said first and second drums; a carrier felt threaded over the top of the first drum to wrap the drum and then passing over the turning roll and then wrapping the second drum and carrying a web passing between the felt and the heated surfaces of said first and second drums and being in direct contact with the drum surfaces and threaded over the outside of the felt on the turning roll for being smoothed and conditioned thereon; a third internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned laterally in substantially spaced relation opposite the second drum; a fourth internally heated inperforate dryer drum positioned above the third drum and laterally in substantially spaced relation opposite the first drum; a second turning roll positioned beneath the second drum for leading the felt and web to wrap beneath the second drum; a third turning roll positioned beneath the third drum for leading the felt and web from the second turning roll beneath the third drum with the web being carried on the outer surface of the felt in the span between, and in passing over, the second and third turning rolls; a fourth turning roll positioned between said third and fourth internally heated imperforate dryer drums; a fifth internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned laterally in substantial spaced relation opposite the fourth drum; a sixth internally heated imperforate dryer drum positioned beneath the fifth drum and laterally in substantially spaced relation opposite the third drum; a fifth turning roll positioned between the fifth and sixth drums; the web and felt wrapping said fourth and fifth drums and the web being carried by the felt passing across a span directly between the tops of the fourth drum and and the fifth drum without any intervening turning roll and thereafter wrapping the fifth and sixth drums with the web between the felt and the drums and with the felt and web passing over the fifth turning roll between the fifth and sixth drums.

Claim 14

A dryer section according to claim 9, including a small diameter heated dryer roll receiving said web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web and receiving said felt wrapping the web on the small diameter roll; a larger diameter internally heated imperforate dryer roll receiving the felt carrying the web from said small diameter roll and the felt wrapping the larger diameter roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the large diameter roll being transferred through the felt to the web; and another large diameter roll located above said first mentioned large diameter roll and located to receive the web in direct contact therewith and the felt on the outside of said second large diameter roll, and the second large diameter roll being located relative to the first mentioned roll to assure wrapping of the felt with the web on the outside over at least 180° of the perimeter of said first mentioned large diameter roll.

Claim 15

A dryer section according to claim 10, wherein said another large diameter roll has an axis of rotation substantially vertically above an axis of rotation of said first mentioned large diameter roll.

Claim 16

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through a dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; a plurality of succeeding dryer rolls receiving the felt and web for further drying with the web in direct contact with the succeeding rolls and the felt carrying the web between rolls with no open draws, and including a third roll located above said second roll and arranged to cause said felt and web to wrap at least 180° of said second roll; said third roll having an axis of rotation substantially vertically above an axis of rotation of said second roll; and a turning roll positioned above and upstream from the onrunning side of said web onto said small diameter heated dryer roll and operating to guide said felt toward said web substantially at the point of engagement of the web with said first dryer roll.

Claim 17

A dryer section for drying a traveling fibrous web such as in a papermaking machine, comprising in combination: a first small diameter heated dryer roll receiving a web wrapping its surface in direct contact therewith for conditioning the web; a second internally heated imperforate dryer roll of larger diameter; a felt for passing through a dryer section receiving the web from said first roll and wrapping the second roll with the web on the outer surface of the felt for gradually heating the moisture in the web with heat of the second roll being transferred through the felt to the web; a plurality of succeeding dryer rolls receiving the felt and web for further drying with the web in direct contact with the succeeding rolls and the felt carrying the web between rolls with no open draws, and including a third roll located above said second roll and arranged to cause said felt and web to wrap at least 180° of said second roll; said third roll having an axis of rotation substantially vertically above an axis of rotation of said second roll; and a turning roll positioned above and upstream from the onrunning side of said web onto said small diameter heated dryer roll and operating to guide said felt toward said web substantially at the point of engagement of the web with said first dryer roll.