Paper Board and Paper Production (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows and understands
• the unit processes of paper and paper board making and can evaluate their effects on paper quality and on environment
• the paper machine cloths and understands their effects on quality and on costs.

Content (course unit)

- Pulp slushing, deflaking and refinin
- Short and long circulations
- Handling the broke
- Headbox and wire section
- Press section and dryerg section
- Surface sizing and calendering
- Reeling, winding and sheeting
- Equipment and processes
- How to affct quality, costs and the environment

Exam schedules

Exams in October and in December
Re exams on the 11th of January and on the 1st of February

Evaluation methods and criteria

Exams and seminar: three 15 p. exams (total 45 p.) and seminar (15 p.). You have to get at least 6 p. from each exams.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact teaching, demonstrations, study conversation, field-work (incl. study trips), series of lectures, learning simulation and games, exams

Learning materials

Knowpap
Papermaking science and technology, a series of 19 books. Some chapters of the following books:
- 8. Papermaking Part 1, Stock preparation and Wet end, ed. Hannu Paulapuro
- 9. Papermaking Part 2, Drying, ed. Markku Karlsson
- 10. Papermaking Part 3, Finishing, ed. Pentti Rautiainen
Material handled in lessons (Tabula)

Student workload

60 contact lessons, 78 h own work: preparing for exams, homework, reports

Content scheduling

Weeks 35-36 Implementation plan, paper board and paper grades, stock preparation and refining, wk 37-38 water circulations, broke handling, headbox, wk 39-45 wire section, exam, press section, drying, wk 45 - 47 calendering, surface sizing, reeling, winding, wk 47-49 reel packaging, sheeting, manufacturing lines for different grades, excursion, wk 50 - 51 exam and feedback

Practical training and working life cooperation

Excursion to paper board or paper mill or to paper machine manufacturer.

International connections

International group

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Knowing: recognizes different paper board and paper making processes, names the parts of the processes and devices, defines the most important terms, understand the factors affecting quality in different parts of the processes.
Doing: manages the assigned tasks under supervision/assisted.
Being: can give and receive feedback, can work in a group, takes responsibility for his/her own work.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Knowing: structures relations between field-related phenomena and concepts, applies knowledge on the tasks. Explains different kind of paper board and paper making processes, compares the different devices and reasons for using these, structures things in relation to one another.
Doing: applies substance matter learnt in previous studies, makes a plan/plans before carrying out tasks, limits tasks/problems to have an appropriate scope, solves problems.
Being: can give and receive feedback actively and constructively, can cooperate responsibly and is ready to develop his/her interaction skills.
Recognizes and follows the important courses of action in the field.
Takes responsibility and commits to the group activities in addition to his/her own work.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Knowing: Analyses how different types of manufacturing processes affect the product quality, costs and environment, describes with arguments the optimal process for manufacturing different paper board and paper grades.
Doing: can search for diverse courses of action and solution alternatives, justify his/her choices and try new courses of action, assesses diverse solution alternatives, combines solution alternatives creatively or creates new ones,
Being: can cooperate responsibly, flexibly and constructively, develops his/her own and the group's interaction, works responsibly and in a committed manner considering the community and field requirements and needs.