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UPFLOW TOWER [5 records]

Record 1 1998-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

Brownstock washing with a diffusion washer.

OBS

diffusion washer : A cylindrical screen located inside the top of an upflow tower which removes excess filtrate from the stock as it passes upwards between several thin concentric hollow rings that are perforated to permit the filtrate to enter. At the same time wash water is added to displace the filtrate and diffuse transversely through the stock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Lavage de la pâte écrue effectué à l'aide d'un diffuseur.

OBS

diffuseur : Tamis cylindrique situé dans le haut d'une tour à courant ascendant qui élimine l'excès des filtrats de la pâte au fur et à mesure qu'elle passe verticalement entre des anneaux concentriques à plaques perforées pour permettre l'écoulement des filtrats. En même temps, on introduit de l'eau de lavage pour déplacer les filtrats en les diffusant radialement dans la pâte.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

A combination of an upflow and downflow tower which combines the advantage of a bleaching agent moving upwards under pressure with the stock and a flexible retention time for the bleaching operation in the downflow tower.

Key term(s)
  • upflow downflow tower

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Tour combinant les avantages des tours à courant ascendant et à courant descendant, permettant la circulation de la solution de blanchiment sous pression avec la pâte en amont, alors que le temps de séjour de la pâte soumise au blanchiment dans la tour à courant descendant peut être réglé selon les besoins.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

A well around the periphery at the top of an upflow tower. Pulp rising in the tower is moved into the launder ring by rotating rakes. Dilution water is normally added to the launder ring forcing the pulp to fall into a washer vat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Canal fixé à la périphérie de la partie supérieure d'une tour à courant ascendant. La pâte monte dans la tour et tombe dans l'auge, poussée par un racloir rotatif. De l'eau de dilution est normalement ajoutée, forçant la pâte à s'écouler dans la cuve du laveur.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
DEF

A large gear pump used to transport or pressurize pulp at consistencies over about 5%.

CONT

In a typical bleach plant, one thick stock pump is needed to feed stock to each upflow tower(except the chlorination tower). It is commonly used to transport pulp to high-density storage tanks.

OBS

This pump is being replaced by the MC pump.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier
DEF

Pompe à gros engrenage utilisée pour transporter ou mettre sous pression de la pâte à haute consistance.

Key term(s)
  • pompe à haute concentration

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp Preparation (papermaking)
OBS

A representative medium-consistency system is shown in Figure 11-19. Pulp from a brown stock washer or decker at about 10-14% consistency is charged with caustic or oxidized white liquor. It is then preheated in a low-pressure steam mixer and pumped through one or more medium-consistency gas mixers to an upflow pressurized reaction tower. Steam and oxygen are added upstream of the medium-consistency mixer or are added directly into it. The reactor bottom may be hemispherical or conical, and the top is equipped with a discharger.... The stock is depressurized through a separator where steam is flashed and small amounts of by-product gases, oxygen and other noncondensibles are released.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation de la pâte à papier

Spanish

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