Cristini Diagnostic Systems

Cristini Group Department of physics of the

Paper Machine microwave, University of
Clothing Florence

Cristini Diagnostic Systems

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Microwave
Diagnostic Instruments Line
FiberScan PresScan™ PermFlow
PermFlow™
ONE™ MKIV DUOFIX™

Instrument

Press Press Press

Machine section Forming Section
Section Section Section

Installation
Portable, on line Portable Portable On line
type

Microwave water Felt permeability

mass consistency Microwave Felt permeability meter, temp.
Features meter, CMD moisture meter meter, temp. trend, trigger,
trends, connection avg temp trend, trigger connection to DCS
to DCS systems systems

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On-line Diagnostic Systems

The logic of Cristini planar microwave sensors technology is

typically oriented to the integration into other elaborate
systems (DCS-MCS), more and more frequent in the
control loop of the papermaking process.
There are two main reasons for this:
1. safety reasons for the operator; it is more and more
difficult to take data sampling “by hand” on the paper
machines;
2. higher complexity of the new paper machines; now
equipped with better controls systems. DCS-MCS
systems are more and more evolved and they require
more on-line data.

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Planar Sensor
Microwave Emission

ElectroMagnetic
field

FiberScan™ Water thickness

Planar sensor

EY component of the near EM field

on a transverse x cut plane

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FiberScanONE™ Microwave
Consistency Meter

Telescopic
Pole Control unit,
OLED display

Microwave
Sensor

BlueTooth™
Data
transmission

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FiberScan™ Microwave
Consistency Meter
The FiberScan™ consistency meter permits to:
• Troubleshoot drainage, retention & consistency
in forming sections;
• Evaluate the efficiency of the chemicals used in
the papermaking process, the drainage aids and
the fabric cleaning;
• Conduct pulsation and turbulence analysis
trough FFT filtration of the MD consistency
profile. With a sampling speed of 1024Hz
FiberScan™ is the fastest consistency meter on
the market.

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FiberScan™ Consistency
Meter: Advantages
• Harmless microwaves instead of radioactive sources to obtain
the measurements. No radioactive hazard to the operator;
• No licences nor permissions to stock, transport or use
radioactive materials.
• Improved reading reliability and repeatability;
• FiberScan™ technology permits to read up to 48.000gr/m2 of
water (48mm), making not only suitable for paper, but also for
pulp machines.
• Connection to DCS systems;
• Patented principle to compensate the water charge changes,
insensitivity to chemicals;
• OptiWave™ high speed FFT analysis of the headbox pulsation,
and foils activity.
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Reliability Matter.
Precision by Design
FiberScan Gamma Scattering Tech
4500 500 4500 500

4000 450 4000 450

400 400
3500 3500

350 350
3000 3000
test 1
300 test 2 300 test 1
2500 std. dev 2500 test 2

std. dev
test 3
gr/m2

gr/m2
250 test 4 250 test 3
2000 test 5 2000 test 4
200 test 6 200 std dev
1500 std.dev 1500
150 150

1000 1000
100 100

500 500 50
50

0 0 0 0
0 5 10 15 0 5 10 15

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New Measurement
Points Available

3
4

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High Speed FFT Analysis
Fan Pump Problems

Paper picture showing a transversal barring

defect
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High Speed FFT Analysis
FFT spectrum @ point 1

A B C

1 2 3
4

5 FFT spectrum @ point 2

Picture of the Top Former where the FFT

analysis was conducted

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High Speed FFT Analysis
FFT spectrum @ point 3

A B C

1 2 3
4

5 FFT spectrum @ point 4

Picture of the Top Former where the FFT

analysis was conducted

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Drainage Effect on Wire by
Retention Aid Type & Dilution
The following graphs show how the chemical dosage effect on
sheet consistency after the top former unit. Very easy to
understand the optimal dosage of the chemical.

21 8694
Dosage Dryness Ratio Delta %
20,8
0 19,29 -0,669413 -0,13
20,6 0,5 20,07 3,34706488 0,65
1 20,38 4,94335736 0,96
% dryness after the top f

20,4
1,5 20,45 5,3038105 1,03
20,2 2 20,34 4,73738414 0,92
1,5 20,34 4,73738414 0,92
20 3 19,32 -0,5149331 -0,10
19,8 8694 0,25 20,34 4,73738414 0,92
0 19,16 -1,338826 -0,26
8591
19,6 0,25 19,87 2,31719876 0,45
Poli. (8694)
19,4 Poli. (8591)
8591
19,2 0,25 20,88 7,51802266 1,46
0,5 20,17 3,86199794 0,75
19
0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5
0 20,55 5,81874356 1,13
0,125 19,84 2,16271885 0,42
kg/t

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FiberScan™ Consistency
vs Grammage, Vacuum, Steam
Suction roll
Vacuum (bar)

Consistency
(%)
Steam Pressure
(bar)
Water Mass
(gr/m2)

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PermFlowDUOFIX™ on-line
Multiple Meter
The PermFlowDUOFIX™ diagnostic meter allows to:
• Scan press fabrics CMD moisture trends, therefore the
machine efficiency and paper quality;
• Scan press fabrics CMD water permeability to find out
clogging bands, therefore the machine efficiency;
• Scan press fabrics CMD surface temperature, to
monitor the work of the steam boxes if present, and find
dangers fiber degradation;
• The system can be installed on the tail-cutter
transversal beam of the paper machine, for CMD scans
of the press fabric moisture, permeability and
temperature;
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PermFlowDUOFIX™ On-line
Moisture & Permeability Meter

Flow Digital
sensor Bus & power

Water
inlet

Moisture
& temp sensor

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PermFlowDUOFIX™ Advanced
Multiple Meter: Features
• Moisture sampling rate 2048 sample/sec. A world
record, the best resolution when conducting FFT
pulsation & vibration studies:
• Water permeability sampling rate 512
samples/sec, more than 2 times the actual
permeability meters;
• Fabric surface temperature 512 samples/sec;
• Digital data bus for machine DCS connection;
• Fully digital sensor, for maximum data reliability;
• Waterproof IP68 level.
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PermFlowDUOFIX™
Experience @ Soporcel ATF
Soporcel About the Future, Portugal. New PM4, 11,5m wide,
2000m/min. 3 PermFlowDUOFIX™ sensors installed. Started-up
August 15th, 2009.

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PermFlowDUOFIX™ Sensors
@ Soporcel ATF PM9

Pick up PermFlowDUOFIX™ Sensors DCS permeability & moisture profiles

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PermFlowDUOFIX™ Moisture
& Water Permeability Profiles
Moisture gr/m2
PermFlowDuo Trends permeability ml/min
Felt surf ace temp
800
75
750
gr/m2; ml/min

65
700
55
650

°C
45
600 35
550 25
500 15
1
25
49
73
97
121
145
169
193
217
241
265
289
313
337
361
385
409
433
457
481
505
cm

Moisture gr/m2
PermFlowDuo Trends permeability ml/min
Felt surf ace temp
800
75
750
65
gr/m2; ml/min

700
55
650

°C
45
600 35
550 25
500 15

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 Thank you
for your attention!

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