Provisional Programme

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Monday September 14

08:50 – 09:30 START

Welcome from the Chair

Keynote address

Session 1: Fibre Preparation

Novel fractionation methods: separation in a viscoplastic fluid. A. Madani, D.M. Martinez and J.A. Olson.

The net normal force per crossing point: A unified concept for the low consistency refining of pulp suspensions. J.C. Roux, J.F. Bloch, R. Bordin and P. Nortier.

10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE

Simulation of flotation deinking lines: effect of surfactant concentration on process yield. D. Beneventi, J.Allix, E. Zeno and B. Carré.

Analysis of fibre deformation processes in high consistency refining based on Raman microscopy and X-ray diffraction. W. Hamad, N. Gurnagul and D. Gulati

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

Session 2: Fibre Suspensions and Forming

Evolution of the paper structure along the length of a twin-wire former. S.B. Lindström and T. Uesaka.

New experimental results on the flow regimes in closed channel flows of wood fibre suspensions. A. Jäsberg, P. Raiskinmäki and M. Kataja.

14:45 – 15:15 COFFEE

Experimental and theoretical investigation of pressure oscillations during roll forming. C. Holmqvist and D. Söderberg.

The behaviour of semi-dilute rigid fibre suspensions near solid boundaries. P. Krochak, J.A. Olson and D.M. Martinez.

Single fibre flexibility measurement in a flow cell based device. R. Eckhart, M. Donoser and W. Bauer.

17:00 CLOSE

Tuesday September 15

09:00 START

Review: Optical properties of paper. R.R. Farnood

Session 3: Transport and moisture interactions

A comparison between hygro- and hydro-expansion of paper—aspects on the end use. P.A. Larsson, M. Gimåker, H. Hoc and L. Wågberg

The importance of in-plane shrinkage and through-thickness moisture gradient during drying on cockling and curling phenomena. P. Lipponen, T. Leppänen, A.-L. Erkkilä and J. Hämäläinen

10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE

Transport properties of heterogeneous material combining computerized X-ray microtomography and direct numerical simulations. V. Koivu, K. Mattila, M. Decain, C. Geindreau, J.F. Bloch and M. Kataja

Anisotropic and multiscale moisture transport in paper: Impact of pore and fiber space tortuosity. Y. Defrennes, S. Ramaswamy. S. Lavrykov and B.V. Ramarao

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

A simple model of the air permeability of paper. P. Shallhorn and N. Gurnagul.

A laboratory investigation into the origin of machine direction microstriations. M.F.C. Lucisano and H. Vomhoff

14:45 – 15:15 COFFEE

Review: Biochemistry in papermaking. J.J. Pawlak.

Fundamental Research Communications (POSTERS)

Wednesday September 16

08:45 START

Session 4: Running Webs

Instability of webs: The prediction of troughs and wrinkles. J.K. Good

System stability of the open draw section and paper machine runnability. S. Edvardsson and T. Uesaka

Wet web rheology on a paper machine. A. Tanaka, J. Asikainen and J.A. Ketoja

10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE

Review: Three-dimensional structural analysis of paper. J.F. Bloch and S. Rolland du Roscoat

Session 5: Structure and analysis

Structual invariance of stochastic fibrous networks. C.T.J. Dodson and W.W. Sampson

12:15-13:15 LUNCH

Partitioning of structural properties of tissue and towel grades. D.S. Keller, D. Branca and O. Kwon

Introducing a concept to link 3D paper structure to 2D paper properties. U. Hirn, M. Donoser, J. Kritzinger and W. Bauer

14:30 CLOSE

Thursday September 17

09:00 START

Review: Surface analysis, J. Preston.

Session 6: Mechanical Properties

Developing a deeper understanding of the constitutive behaviour of paper. D.W. Coffin

The laminated double notch shear test. M. Nygårds, C. Fellers and S. Östlund

The influence of nano-sized fibrillar cellulose on paper strength and surface properties. K. Syverud, Ø. Gregersen, G. Chinga-Carrasco and Ø. Eriksen

10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE

The effect of fibre orientation on the zero-span testing of paper. S. Dowlatshahi and M.T. Kortschot

On the mechanisms of mechano-sorptive creep reduction by chemical cross-linking. M. Gimåker, A.-M. Olsson, L. Salmén and L.Wågberg

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

Review: Permanence, durability and degradation. H. Ding

Effects of furnish related factors on tension and relaxation of wet webs. E. Retulainen and K. Salminen.

14:45 – 15:15 COFFEE

Prediction of fibre orientation and stiffness distribution in paper. T. Wahlström

Effect of drying conditions on the tensile properties of paper. P. Mäkelä

17:00 CLOSE

Friday September 18

09:00 START

Review: Bioactive paper. R. Pelton

Session 7: Chemistry

Biofunctional surfaces through paper and printing. W. Shen, M.S. Khan, J. Tian, L. Xu and G. Garnier

On fundamentals and applications of superhydrophobicity in papermaking and packaging. A. Swerin.

10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE

Optimizing precipitated calcium carbonate floc structure and strength for papermaking applications. R. Gaudreault, N. Di Cesare, T.G.M. van de Ven and D. Weitz

Influence of roughness on the adhesive and attractive forces between hydrophobic surfaces. V. Wallqvist, P.M. Claesson, A. Swerin, J. Schoelkopf and P. Gane

12:30-13:30 LUNCH

Session 8: Coating and Printing

Thin coatings for paper by foam coating. T. Hjelt.

A structural analysis of the thermal conductivity of paper coatings: Application of particle deposition simulation to a lumped parameter model. P. Gerstner, C.J. Ridgeway, J. Paltakari and P.A.C. Gane

14:45 – 15:15 COFFEE

Probabilistic analysis of small-scale print defects with aligned 2D measurements. M. Mettänen, U. Hirn and R. Ritala.

Fundamental studies of linting in offset printing of newsprint. W.J. Batchelor, A. Sudarno, C. Gujjari and P. Banham

15:15  CLOSING REMARKS.

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