Comparison between squeeze film flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids with applications to foam-formed papermaking process

Esmaeili, Elaheh (2021) Comparison between squeeze film flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids with applications to foam-formed papermaking process. In: BMC BAMC 2021, 2021-04-06 - 2021-04-09.

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Abstract

Foam forming technology for manufacturing paper is a novel technique in which the paper sheets are made from a suspension of pulp fibres in foam, rather than a suspension of pulp fibres in water. As well as reducing the water footprint of the papermaking process overall, foam bubbles along with foam rheology are believed to play a significant role in producing a fibre network with improved characteristics compared to water-formed papers, including more uniform pore size distribution, increased strength, lower density, etc.