Interaction effects between process variables and refining results in paper making
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| Coordinator | Luleå tekniska universitet - Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 500 000 |
| Project duration | December 2014 - May 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Strategic innovation programme for process industrial IT and automation – PiiA |
Purpose and goal
Interesting correlations between pulp and paper properties and control variables have been charted and summarized. The results are promising and this work form the basis for a continued project within the innovation program PiiA, scheduled to start in fall 2015.
Results and expected effects
Models that connect pulp and paper properties to control variables have been created. The models show strong connections between variables and properties. Interactive figures that dynamically illustrate how control variables affect pulp and paper properties have been developed based on these models.
Approach and implementation
A designed series of experiments was conducted which focused on the detection of interaction effects in the refining process. Analysis has been performed on how these effects affect the refining operation and in turn how that affects the final paper properties.