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Dryer fabric
Table 4.2.4
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Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Paper web manufacture
Subdomain (3rd level):  Drying
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Endless belt of woven monofilament cloth used to hold the paper web firmly against the dryer cylinder surface.
Definition source:  EN 9
Context:  The dryer fabric holds the paper firmly against the cylinder surface and, hence, increases heat transfer at the cylinder-paper interface (refer to Figure 11.10). In this respect, fabric design can be important. Any of the surface patterns shown in Figure 11.4.3 is thought to produce a similar pattern of contact between the paper web and the cylinder surface. Therefore, the paper beneath the contact areas is under pressures considerably higher than the average pressure while the areas between are under much lower pressures. The high-pressure areas are larger between the paper and the cylinder surface than between the fabric and the paper because of some leveling through the web. While the effect of uneven pressure is probably negligible with grades over say 200 g/m², the differences in the heat transfer coefficient may become significant for lighter grades if inappropriate fabric designs are used or fabrics become dirty (22).
Context source:  EN 48
Attestation:  2
Contained in:  Dryer section (1)
Related terms:  Dryer section (2), Hood
It:  Tela essiccatrice
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Toile de sécherie
Degree of reliability FR:  3