Patents Assigned to VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
  • Publication number: 20230211359
    Abstract: A hydrocyclone having a mid-section having a longitudinal axis and a radius, and a fluid injection member releasably connected to the mid-section. The fluid injection member has a dilution passage therethrough and two spaced apart dilution ports, at least one dilution port being at an angle between 15 and 75 degrees relative to the mid-section radius. The injection member comprises a nozzle housing releasably connected to the mid-section, the nozzle housing having a dilution passage therethrough, and a nozzle adapted to be connected to the nozzle housing, the nozzle being planar and having at least one dilution port therethrough, the nozzle being receivable within the dilution passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jan BACKMAN, Ralf BACKVIK, Roger BECKER, Allan CARLSSON, Valentina KUCHER, Morgan PERSSON, Felix SPEGEL, Jonas SUNDIN, Bengt ERIKSSON
  • Publication number: 20230193558
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system of producing MFC (micro fibrillated cellulose) having a process device (30) of a pulper, a refiner or a screen configured to process MFC suspension to consistency of 0.5-5%. The system has a continuous pressing means (15; 25, 26) configured to dry the MFC suspension to a consistency of 6-60%. A method of producing MFC has at least one process stage (30) which processes a MFC suspension to a consistency of 0.5-5% by a process device (30). In the process stage the MFC suspension is pulped in a pulping stage in a pulper and/or refined in a refining stage by a refiner and/or screened in a screening stage by a screen. The MFC suspension having the consistency of 0.5-5% is dried in a drying stage of continuous pressing (15, 25, 26) by continuous a pressing device (15, 25, 26) to a consistency of 6-60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Juha-Pekka Huhtanen, Tuomo Aho
  • Publication number: 20230183921
    Abstract: A blade element (4, 8) for a refiner (1) for refining fibrous material has a first end edge (18) to be directed towards a feed of the fibrous material to be refined and a second end edge (19) to be directed towards a discharge of the refined fibrous material and a refining surface (5, 9) comprising blade bars (16) and blade grooves (17) therebetween. The refining surface (5, 9) has at least one equalizing pocket (23) extending along the refining surface (5, 9) of the blade element (4, 8) and crossing a number of the blade bars (16) and a number of the blade grooves (17) for equalizing flow of the fibrous material along the refining surface (5,9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Marko Loijas, Ville Ruola
  • Publication number: 20230183923
    Abstract: A sleeve roll belt (10) has an inner surface (11) and an outer surface (12). The belt has a body (15) and a reinforcing structure (30). The reinforcing structure (30) has first yarns (31) arranged to a first direction (D1) of the belt, and second yarns (32) arranged to a second direction (D2) of the belt. The reinforcing structure (30) also has auxiliary yarns (31b, 31c) arranged parallel or substantially parallel to the first direction (D1) of the belt, wherein the auxiliary yarns are arranged to a depth of greater than a depth of the first yarns, measured from the outer surface (12) of the body (15) to an outer surface (31-o, 31b-o) of each yarn (31, 31b, 31c) in the depth direction of the belt, and a diameter of the auxiliary yarns is at least 20% smaller than a diameter of the first yarns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Tuuli Silomaa
  • Patent number: 11655589
    Abstract: The specification relates to a method and a system for adjusting pH of green liquor dregs. The method comprises contacting a slurry containing green liquor dregs (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) with flue gas (101, 201, 301, 401, 501). The system comprises a recovery boiler (105) configured to burn black liquor to produce smelt, a smelt dissolving tank (107) configured to dissolve the smelt to produce green liquor comprising green liquor dregs, and a green liquor clarifier/filter (103) and/or a dregs filter (104) configured to separate a slurry containing green liquor dregs (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) from the green liquor. The system further comprises a vessel (102, 202, 302, 402) configured to receive a slurry containing green liquor dregs (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) and a gas inlet (210, 310, 410, 510) configured to convey flue gas (101, 201, 301, 401, 501) to be contacted with the slurry containing green liquor dregs (100, 200, 300, 400, 500).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Aino Vettenranta
  • Patent number: 11634864
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for adjusting S/Na-balance of a sulphate pulp mill, wherein a pulp mill CNCG stream containing sulphur compounds is first scrubbed with an aqueous scrubbing solution containing an alkaline agent, thereby producing an aqueous spent scrubbing solution containing sulphides, which is then oxidized in a bioreactor by means of sulphur-oxidizing microbes, thereby obtaining an aqueous suspension containing elemental sulphur from which the elemental sulphur can be separated as a precipitate and the residual solution may be used for replenishing the aqueous scrubbing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Risto Hämäläinen, Seppo Tuominiemi
  • Publication number: 20230118469
    Abstract: Recycled fibers are produced from MDF or HDF containing material, for instance for use in MDF or HDF production by steaming (2) the MDF or HDF containing material for a predetermined time to obtain steamed material, subjecting the steamed material to a pulping process (3) to obtain a slurry, screening (4a, 4b) the slurry to remove oversize particles to obtain a screened slurry, dewatering (5) the screened slurry to obtain dewatered fibers and refining or fluffing (6) the dewatered fibers to obtain said recycled fibers. A method for producing MDF or HDF boards using such recycled fibers is also provided. Corresponding systems for producing recycled fibers and producing MDF or HDF boards are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Robert Mohr
  • Patent number: 11619003
    Abstract: A belt (10) for a sleeve roll forms a closed loop and has an inner surface (11) and an outer surface (12). The belt has an elastic body (15) with an outer surface (15a) and a reinforcing structure (30). The reinforcing structure has first yarns (31a) arranged to a first direction (D1), and second yarns (32a) arranged to a second direction (D2). The second yarns (32a) are arranged, at least partially, on the elastic body (15), and/or the second yarns (32a) are arranged to a depth of equal to or less than 2 mm, measured from the outer surface (15a) of the elastic body to a bottom (32a-i) of the second yarn (32a) in a depth direction of the belt. The invention further relates to a use of a belt. The invention further relates to an arrangement comprising a belt and a sleeve roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Antii Poikolainen
  • Patent number: 11619000
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for adjusting S/Na-balance of a pulp mill, wherein an aqueous pulp mill liquor containing sulphides is diverted into a bioreactor and oxidized by means of sulphur-oxidizing microbes, thereby producing an aqueous suspension from which elemental sulphur can be separated as a precipitate and the residual solution may be directed to causticizing. Optionally, prior to oxidation in the bioreactor, the aqueous pulp mill liquor may be first stripped to obtain a gas stream containing H2S which is then scrubbed with a scrubbing solution to obtain an aqueous spent scrubbing solution containing sulphides, in which case the residual solution can be used to replenish the scrubbing solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Risto Hämäläinen, Seppo Tuominiemi
  • Publication number: 20230097651
    Abstract: A process produces a body of a belt (10) for a paper, board, pulp or tissue machine, the body having an inner surface and an outer surface. The process includes producing a modified polyurethane by adding a polydialkylsiloxane having at least one functional group to a manufacturing process of a polyurethane in order to obtain the modified polyurethane, which modified polyurethane is a polyurethane matrix having a covalent bond with the polydialkylsiloxane, and forming the body of the belt, wherein the body is the modified polyurethane. The belt (10) is for a paper, board, pulp, or tissue machine, or for a shoe press and a sleeve roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Vesa-Matti Riihioja
  • Patent number: 11603989
    Abstract: A circulating fluidized bed boiler, comprising a furnace, a loopseal, and a loopseal heat exchanger arranged in the loopseal. The loopseal heat exchanger comprises at least an inlet chamber, a bypass chamber, and a first heat exchange chamber, heat exchanger pipes arranged in the first heat exchange chamber, and a primary particle outlet for letting out bed material from the first heat exchange chamber. The primary particle outlet has at least a first part and a second part separated from each other by a barrier element in such a way that the first part of the primary particle outlet has a first height and a first width, wherein a ratio of the first height to the first width is less than 0.5 or more than 2. Use of the circulating fluidized bed boiler such that fluidizing gas and bed material are let out from the first heat exchange chamber via the primary particle outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Pekka Lehtonen, Tero Heino
  • Patent number: 11585046
    Abstract: A belt installation device for installing a belt onto a paper machine, pulp machine or board machine, has a first area (4) with an attaching point (5) for attaching the belt installation device to a pulling member, a second area (6) with at least one aperture (7, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d) for fastening the belt installation device (1) removably to a belt, and a central area (8) between the first area (4) and the second area (6), wherein a pull strength of the attaching point is at least 300 kgf and equal or less than 900 kgf. The belt installation device is bendable between a straight form and a curved form having a radius of curvature of 800 mm. This invention further relates to an installation arrangement and installing method for installing a belt onto a paper, pulp or board machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Jari Jännetyinen
  • Publication number: 20220403596
    Abstract: An elongated planar or profiled component for a manufacturing machine of a fibrous cellulosic web, such as paper, board or tissue web, is at least partially formed from a composite material having a continuous polymer matrix, and reinforcing inorganic fibers embedded in the continuous polymer matrix. The continuous polymer matrix is biodegradable and the reinforcing inorganic fibers are biodegradable glass fibers. A method is disclosed for recycling elongated planar and/or profiled components used for manufacture of a fibrous web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Viitasalo, Mikko Kaasalainen
  • Publication number: 20220396916
    Abstract: A pulp treating arrangement (10) has a pulp treating apparatus (100), which receives a first pulp (150) which including at least one of virgin pulp (152) and recycled pulp (154). The arrangement performs a processing of fines of the first pulp (150), and outputs a second pulp (160) having a modified percentage of fines on the basis of the processing and provides a micro-/nanocellulose process arrangement (104) with the second pulp (160).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Tuomo Kälkäjä, Antti Haapala
  • Publication number: 20220380044
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has a multicopter section for flying in air with an attached blower section for generating an air stream for blowing dust off surfaces. A flight controller controls the multicopter section, a blower controller controls the blower section, and a power supply supplies power to the multicopter and blower sections. The flight controller and the blower controller are connected, and the blower controller is adapted to supply blower control commands to the flight controller to compensate for the thrust of the air stream from the blower section by flight control of the multicopter section. The UAV may be enclosed by a protective cage in the form of a meshed polyhedron, wherein the rods of the meshes are elastically connected at the respective nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Paul Arnold
  • Patent number: 11512431
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming a three-layer board web, preferably a folding box board (FBB) or a solid bleached (sulfate) board (SBS), in a forming section (300) comprising a multilayer headbox (100) and a forming unit (200). In the method the layers of the three-layer board web are first formed of pulp suspension in the multilayer headbox (100) and fed to only one forming unit (200), a gap former where the pulp suspension from the multilayer headbox is fed to a gap between lower and upper wires for water removal and for joining the layers of the three-layer board web and where water is first removed by a non-pulsating forming shoe (37, 39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Juan Cecchini, Juha Kivimaa, Kari Lamminmäki, Antti Poikolainen
  • Patent number: 11512430
    Abstract: A dryer fabric has a weft of cross machine direction yarns (6) and a first warp of first machine direction yarns (5) and a second warp of second machine direction yarns (9). The yarns of the first warp are arranged above the yarns of the second warp on a first surface (FS) side. The first warp has primary yarns (51) of PPS or PK yarns whose breaking load remains substantially stable within 15 days in conditions where RH=100%, T=125° C. and p=2.3 bar; and secondary yarns (52) of PET with breaking loads which substantially decrease under the same conditions. At least every second yarn of the first warp is a secondary yarn (52). The secondary yarns (52) may be two out of three or three out of four of the first machine direction yarns (5). PET reduces cost and adds elasticity to the dryer fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Rauno Enqvist
  • Patent number: 11505897
    Abstract: An industrial textile (6) for manufacturing a fibrous web has first machine direction yarns (1) on the front side (7) which bind to first cross-machine direction yarns (4) in a first pattern, while second machine direction yarns (2) on the back side bind to second cross-machine direction yarns (5) in a second pattern. Third machine direction yarns (3) bind to the first cross-machine direction yarns (4) and the second cross-machine direction yarns (5) in a third pattern. The third pattern has at least one interlacing point (71) on the front side where one of the third machine direction yarns (3) passes over one of the first cross-machine direction yarns (4) and at least one interlacing point (72) on the back side (8) where the same third machine direction yarn (3) passes under one of the second cross-machine direction yarns (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Hannu Martikainen, Tania Rautio, Mari Seppänen, Seppo Taipale
  • Publication number: 20220349309
    Abstract: A blade element (4, 8) for a comminution device (1) to comminute fiber material has at least one comminution section (22) with comminution parts (20, 24, 25, 26) and free spaces (21) therebetween, and at least one feed section (23) extending at least partly in a longitudinal direction (X) of the blade element (4, 8), each feed section (23) intended to feed fiber material to the respective comminution section (22). The comminution parts have a first dimension (d20a, d20b, d20c, d24a, d24b, d24c) extending in a circumferential direction (C) of the blade element and a second dimension (e20a, e20b, e20c, e24a, e25a, e26a) extending in the longitudinal direction (X) of the blade element. At the same longitudinal (X) position in the blade element (4, 8) the first dimension of the comminution parts is arranged to increase in the circumferential direction (C) of the blade element toward the feed section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Valmet Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Håkan Sjöström, Tuomas Himanka
  • Patent number: 11486090
    Abstract: A method for burning primary fuel (F1), wherein the primary fuel (F1) comprises at least a first compound containing nitrogen and a second compound comprising sulfur. The method comprises producing primary combustion gas (G1) having a temperature of at least 450° C. and comprising oxygen; feeding the primary fuel (F1) and the primary combustion gas (G1) to a primary process zone (Z1) of a furnace (200); feeding tertiary combustion gas (G3) to a secondary process zone (Z2) of the furnace (200); letting the primary fuel (F1), the primary combustion gas (G1), and/or their reaction products to move from the primary process zone (Z1) via the secondary process zone (Z2) to a tertiary process zone (Z3) of the furnace (200); and feeding quaternary combustion gas (G4) comprising oxygen to the tertiary process zone (Z3) of the furnace (200). An embodiment comprises collecting the primary fuel (F1) from a pulp process. A corresponding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: VALMET TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Matti Kytö