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Vacuum foil units
Table 4.2.2
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Paper web manufacture
Subdomain (3rd level):  Sheet formation
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Foil unit in which a low level of suction can be applied.
Definition source:  EN 9
Context:  Vacuum is used (see diagram) to assist dewatering both under the forming fabric (eg: vacuum foil units, vacuum boxes), and via the suction boxes in the couch roll, press suction rolls, and felt conditioners.
Context source:  EN 17
Attestation:  2
Contained in:  Fourdrinier table
Related terms:  Forming fabric, Breast roll, Forming board, Foils, Dandy roll, Suction boxes, Couch roll, Wire-turning roll, Guide roll, Stretch roll
It:  Vacuum foils
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Vacufoils
Degree of reliability FR:  3