Possibilities of Reducing the Heat Energy Consumption in a Tissue Paper Machine—Case Study

Mariusz Reczulski (), Włodzimierz Szewczyk and Michał Kuczkowski
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Mariusz Reczulski: Centre of Papermaking and Printing, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Włodzimierz Szewczyk: Centre of Papermaking and Printing, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Michał Kuczkowski: Centre of Papermaking and Printing, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: The article presents studies on the impact of the significant process parameters of a paper machine with a Yankee cylinder on its production capacity and heat energy consumption for drying the paper web. Parameters such as machine speed, web moisture content before and after pressing, parameters of steam supplied to the cylinder and parameters of hot air flowing from the nozzles of the hood were analyzed. The study’s results were used to optimize production to improve the energy efficiency and performance of the machine. In order to use the possible methods of improving the production capacity and heat energy consumption, the parameters of the production process were measured and the basic indicators characterizing the operation of the machine were calculated in the Yankee cylinder–dryer hood system. The correct functioning of the machine components and the possibility of their modernization were also analyzed. Technological and construction changes introduced based on the research results made it possible to increase the production capacity by 10% and to reduce the consumption of heat energy per 1 ton of produced paper by 16.3%. The article presents a description of changes in the technology of paper production and modernization of the tissue machine made in the years 2013–2022.

Keywords: heat energy consumption; tissue machine; paper drying; paper machine performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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