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CROSS-MACHINE DIRECTION BURST [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Cross-machine tension burst that generally occurs between an area of relatively high and low caliper extending for some distance in the machine direction; due to non-uniform nip velocities between hard and soft sections of the roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Brusque séparation, cassure ou rupture irrégulière qui se produit dans le sens machine ou travers, mais ne s'étend pas jusqu'au bord de la feuille.

CONT

L'éclatement du papier peut être provoqué par de l'air emprisonné entre deux enroulements de la bande ou par une différence d'épaisseur entre deux régions successives de la feuille.

Spanish

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