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nip pressure [2 records]

Record 1 1994-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

The pressure between two vertically aligned rolls as in a wet press of a paper machine, expressed in pounds per lineal inch (pli) of roll face, and determined by the sum of any mechanical loading and weight of the top roll in pounds, divided by the length of the contacting face at the nip.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
CONT

Généralités sur les presses. La feuille et le feutre sont pressés entre deux rouleaux rotatifs. En général, le rouleau supérieur est chargé mécaniquement [habituellement par des vérins pneumatiques] pour créer la pression voulue dans la pince. La pression linéaire dans la pince est la somme de la charge mécanique et du poids du rouleau, rapportée à la longueur de la surface de contact dans la pince.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Rubber)
DEF

The nip load of the roller divided by the average nip width.

OBS

Measured in N/mm², for instance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Caoutchouc)
DEF

Charge de contact du cylindre (rouleau) divisée par la largeur moyenne de contact.

OBS

La pression de contact est exprimée, par exemple, en newtons par millimètre carré (N/mm²).

Spanish

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