Opinto-opas

Tavoitteet (OJ)

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.

Sisältö (OJ)

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

Aika ja paikka

Schedule to be shared with the students at the beginning of the course. In general 3h contact learning each week and 2h distant learning each week.

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

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

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Exams 2 * 20p, seminar 10 p, homework 6p and participation to lectures 4p. Altogether 60p. You have to get at least 8 points from each exam to pass the course.

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Contact learning, distant learning, theory lectures, group tasks and discussions, potential visiting lectures & excursion, homeworks, individual repetiotin and recap sessions of earlier lecture contents, 2 partial exams, group works and seminar presentation

Oppimateriaalit

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 (Moodle)

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

50 contact lessons, 88 h own work: preparing for exams, homework, group work & seminar

Sisällön jaksotus

Topics covered at lectures: Implementation plan, paper board and paper grades and properties, stock preparation and refining, water circulations, broke handling, headbox, wire section, press section, drying, calendering, surface sizing, reeling, winding, reel packaging, sheeting, manufacturing lines for different grades

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

No

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

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

Kansainvälisyys

Potential visiting lecturers

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Follow course Moodle pages for course material & exercises and Moodle news channell for up to date information sharing.