Abstract: In a device for feeding fiber suspension to the web-forming part of a paper machine the tendency of the fibers in the suspension to flocculate and form fiber clusters, before being fed onto the web-forming wire, is eliminated by spraying jets of water or steam or both into the head box which is supplied with a fiber suspension of a consistency greater than the desired. The jets cause strong turbulences in the head box and thereby effectively disperse the fiber clusters.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 1974
Date of Patent:
January 20, 1976
Assignee:
A. Alhstrom Osakeyhtio
Inventors:
Veikko Kaarlo Tapio Waris, Frey Viking Sundman