Dynamic compression characteristics of fiber-reinforced shoe press belts
Source abstract
Abstract
Shoe press belts contribute significantly to the overall dewatering performance in the press section of a paper machine. Within the shoe press nip, the press belt faces a dynamic and multidimensional load that mainly leads to a compression of the structure. As this will cause a loss in void volume, knowledge of the dynamic compression characteristics of shoe press belts is crucial for optimized dewatering. A novel method was developed to examine the dynamic compression characteristics of grooved polyurethane press belts. Therefore, an experimental setup allowing realistic boundary conditions to test specimens was placed in a servo-hydraulic testing machine. Press belt specimens with different matrix material formulations and groove patterns were tested under varying load rates equivalent to different paper machine operational speeds. The results showed an evident sensitivity of the dynamic compression stiffness to the operational speed of the paper machine. This behavior was seen to be more sensitive to changes in the matrix material formulation than to adaptions of the groove pattern. As a result, the compression of the press belt within a shoe press nip is not only influenced by the peak pressure within the shoe press nip but also depends on the operational speed of the paper machine.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research · Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics · Mechanical and Thermal Properties Analysis
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
References (25)
Show source-provided references
1. Madden, D., Slater, P., and Radtke, M., “Effective shoe press vent-ing,” TAPPI Eng. Conf., TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 1998.
2. Hubbe, M.A., Sjöstrand, B., Nilsson, L., et al., BioResources 15(4): 9672(2020). https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.15.4.Hubbe.10.15376/biores.15.4.hubbe ↗
3. Johnson, C.P. and Moore, I., “High speed publication grade shoe presses press fabric and grooved belt system approach,” TAPPI Eng. Conf., TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 2000.
4. Schuwerk, W., “Shoe presses and sleeves for newsprint-concepts and initial operating experience,” TAPPI Newsprint Forum, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 1997.10.2524/jtappij.52.68 ↗
5. Skelton, J. and Toney, M., “Modeling of press fabrics and vented press belts for shoe presses,” TAPPI Eng. Conf., TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 1997.
6. MacGregor, M.A., “Wet pressing research in 1989 — an histori-cal perspective, analysis and commentary,” in Fundamentals of Papermaking, Trans. of the IXth Fund. Res. Symp., Cambridge, 1989 (C.F. Baker and V. Punton, Eds.), FRC, Manchester, 2018, pp. 511-586.10.15376/frc.1989.2.511 ↗
7. Armstrong, T., “Advances in shoe press sleeve design and mate-rial,” PIMA Int. Leadership Conf., TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 2007.
8. Xu, J., Foisy, L., and Hedou, D., “A study of the interaction between shoe press sleeves and press fabrics,” TAPPI PaperCon, TAPPI Press, Peachtree Corners, GA, USA, 2013.
9. MacGregor, M.A., Tappi J. 68(9): 84(1985).
10. Fan, J., Weerheijm, J., and Sluys, L., Polymer 65: 72(2015).https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.046.10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.046 ↗
11. Yi, J., Boyce, M.C., Lee, G.F., et al., Polymer 47(1): 319(2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2005.10.107.10.1016/j.polymer.2005.10.107 ↗
12. Sarva, S.S., Deschanle, S., Boyce, M.C., et al., Polymer 48(8): 2208(2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2007.02.058.10.1016/j.polymer.2007.02.058 ↗
13. Liu, Q., Chen, P., Guo, Y., et al., Def. Technol. 17(2): 495(2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2020.02.006.10.1016/j.dt.2020.02.006 ↗
14. Perry, J.I. and Walley, S.M., J. Dynamic Behavior Mater. 8(2):178(2022). https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.81694.10.1007/s40870-022-00331-0 ↗
15. Woldesenbet, E., Gupta, N., and Vinsons, J.R., J. Mater. Sci. 37: 2693(2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015864932198.10.1023/A:1015864932198 ↗
16. Moore, R.H. and Moschel, C.C., Tappi J. 77(3): 118(1994).
17. Vuoristo, V., Kuokkala, V.T., and Keskinen, E., Composites, Part A 31(8): 815(2000). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00030-0.10.1016/s1359-835x(00)00030-0 ↗
18. Vuoristo, T. and Kuokkala, V.T., Exp. Mech. 44: 313(2004).https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02427898.10.1007/BF02427898 ↗
19. Slater, P., “Shoe press dewatering: Methods to increase efficiency and water removal in the press section,” TAPPI Spring Tech. Conf. Exhib., TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 2003.
20. Armstrong, T., “Advances in shoe press sleeves,” TAPPI Papermakers Conf., TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 2005.
21. Burton, D., “Improving shoe press performance through designs, materials and operations,” TAPPI PaperCon, TAPPI Press, Atlanta, 2010.
22. Spencer, S., “Nip considerations — shoe press,” TAPPI PaperCon, TAPPI Press, Peachtree Corners, GA, USA, 2013.
23. Wegele, P. and Söderberg, L.D., Compos., Part C: Open Access 14: 100476(2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomc.2024.100476.10.1016/j.jcomc.2024.100476 ↗
24. Britz, M., Grashof, B., Wegele, P., et al., “Numerical investigation of churning losses caused by the oil-piston interaction within a calender roll of a paper machine using a particle-based simulation method,” Particles2021, CIMNE – International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, 2021. https://doi.org/10.23967/particles.2021.031.10.23967/particles.2021.031 ↗
25. Drozdov, A.D., “Constitutive models in linear viscoelasticity,” in Viscoelastic Structures — Mechanics of Growth and Aging, Academic Press, Burlington, 1998, pp. 25-106.10.1016/b978-012222280-1/50002-3 ↗