Paper and Paper Board Production (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

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

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

Paper board and paper grades and properties, stock preparation and refining, water circulations, broke handling, headbox, wire section, press section, drying, calendering, reeling, winding, packaging, sheeting,

Esitietovaatimukset (Opintojakso)

Basics of different pulping methods and fibers.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2) (Opintojakso)

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.
Acting: 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.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4) (Opintojakso)

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.
Acting: 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.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5) (Opintojakso)

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.
Acting: can search for diverse 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.

Aika ja paikka

According to schedule discussed during the first lecture. Actual timeschedule will also be available on courses Moodle working platform.

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

Exam days will be set together with the students during the course.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Total 60 p comprise of the following parts:
Two 20 p. exams (total max 40 p., 8/20 p from both parts are needed to pass)
Group work presentation (compulsory, max 10 p)
Voluntary homeworks (max 6 p.).
Voluntary participation to lectures (max. 4 p.)

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Contact lectures (both remote and in classroom B2-19), group work and its presentation, possible visiting lectures and study visits. Home assignments. Group discussions and assignments.

Oppimateriaalit

Knowpap
Material handled in lessons (Moodle)
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

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

50 contact lessons, 85 h own work: preparing for exams, homework, seminar

Sisällön jaksotus

During weeks 36 - 50 the following topics are covered: Implementation plan, paper board and paper grades and properties, stock preparation and refining, water circulations, broke handling, headbox, wire section, exam on part 1, press section, drying, calendering, surface sizing, reeling, winding, reel packaging, sheeting, manufacturing lines for different grades, exam on part 2, excursion, feedback

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Potential visiting lecturers and study visits (visits depend on current local covid quidance)