Paper and Paper Board 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.

Content (course unit)

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,

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of different pulping methods and fibers.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

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.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

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.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

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.

Location and time

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

Exam schedules

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

Assessment methods and criteria

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.)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

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

Learning materials

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

Student workload

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

Content scheduling

During the course 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,
potential excursion,
feedback

Practical training and working life cooperation

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