A sensor signal is generated from a plurality of sensors located on a sensing roll, wherein each sensor enters a nip between the sensing roll and a rotating component during each rotation of the sensing roll. A rotating applicator rod forms forming a second nip with the sensing roll such that each sensor enters the second nip during each rotation of the sensing roll and each sensor generates a sensor signal upon entering the second nip. A periodically occurring starting reference is generated associated with each rotation of the applicator rod and the signal generated by each sensor is received so that a particular one of the sensors which generated the signal is determined and one of a plurality of tracking segments is identified. The signal is stored to associate the sensor signal with the identified one tracking segment.

A sensor signal is generated from a plurality of sensors located on a sensing roll, wherein each sensor enters a nip between the sensing roll and a rotating component during each rotation of the sensing roll. A rotating applicator rod forms forming a second nip with the sensing roll such that each sensor enters the second nip during each rotation of the sensing roll and each sensor generates a sensor signal upon entering the second nip. A periodically occurring starting reference is generated associated with each rotation of the applicator rod and the signal generated by each sensor is received so that a particular one of the sensors which generated the signal is determined and one of a plurality of tracking segments is identified. The signal is stored to associate the sensor signal with the identified one tracking segment.

A method of measuring hydrophobic contaminants in a pulp slurry or a papermaking system includes the steps of providing an aqueous paper mill sample, filtering the aqueous paper mill sample to produce a filtrate comprising particles, and collecting an image of the particles in a measured volume of the filtrate. The method also includes the steps of analyzing the image to determine a size and morphology of the particles in the measured volume of filtrate, identifying spherical particles having a size of from about 1 micron to about 20 microns in the measured volume of filtrate, and quantifying a number of the spherical particles having the size of from about 1 micron to about 20 microns in the measured volume of filtrate. This method is useful for papermakers for deposition diagnostics, prevention, and contaminant control treatment optimization.

A raw material supply device includes a plurality of supply portions for supplying the raw material, a detection portion for detecting a state of the supply portion, and a control portion for controlling the supply portion, in which when the plurality of supply portions are in a normal state, the control portion switches the supply portions at a predetermined timing, and causes each of the supply portions to supply the raw material.

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous manufacture of surface sizing starch, wet-end starch or binder starch in paper, cardboard and chemical pulp industry. The starch slurry is modified as a starch size suitable for the application (6) by exposing the starch slurry to ultra sound in the ultrasonic unit (4, 4a, 4b).

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous manufacture of surface sizing starch, wet-end starch or binder starch in paper, cardboard and chemical pulp industry. The starch slurry is modified as a starch size suitable for the application (6) by exposing the starch slurry to ultra sound in the ultrasonic unit (4, 4a, 4b).

Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media that leverage image processing to determine fibrillation within pulp. Size and shape analysis, such as adaptive thresholding and binarization, may be performed on an image of pulp to determine a fiber area of fibers included in the image. Edge detection and morphological image processing may be performed on a plurality of sub-images of the pulp to determine a count of edges of fibrils included in the image and a sum of grey levels associated with the fibrils, respectively. A degree of fibrillation of the pulp may be determined based at least partially on the fiber area, the count of edges, and the sum of grey levels. Local statistical analysis and a Hough transform may be used to improve accuracy of the degree of fibrillation or to distinguish fibers from fibril clusters and fibrils within the image.

Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media that leverage image processing to determine fibrillation within pulp. Size and shape analysis, such as adaptive thresholding and binarization, may be performed on an image of pulp to determine a fiber area of fibers included in the image. Edge detection and morphological image processing may be performed on a plurality of sub-images of the pulp to determine a count of edges of fibrils included in the image and a sum of grey levels associated with the fibrils, respectively. A degree of fibrillation of the pulp may be determined based at least partially on the fiber area, the count of edges, and the sum of grey levels. Local statistical analysis and a Hough transform may be used to improve accuracy of the degree of fibrillation or to distinguish fibers from fibril clusters and fibrils within the image.

The present invention concerns a method of optical measurement of an aqueous stream, and of processing the results of the measurement in order to determine the anionic charge of the stream, the method being carried out by measuring the light absorption of the stream and predicting the amount of anionic groups in the stream using a mathematical processing, such as mathematical calculations. Particularly, the method includes the steps of adding an amount of a cationic dye to the aqueous stream, measuring the light absorption spectra of the obtained dye-containing stream, and processing the obtained light absorption spectrum using said mathematical processing in order to obtain the anionic charge. The invention also concerns the use of the obtained spectrum in determining the turbidity of the stream, as well as a device suitable for use in carrying out the method.

The present invention concerns a method of optical measurement of an aqueous stream, and of processing the results of the measurement in order to determine the anionic charge of the stream, the method being carried out by measuring the light absorption of the stream and predicting the amount of anionic groups in the stream using a mathematical processing, such as mathematical calculations. Particularly, the method includes the steps of adding an amount of a cationic dye to the aqueous stream, measuring the light absorption spectra of the obtained dye-containing stream, and processing the obtained light absorption spectrum using said mathematical processing in order to obtain the anionic charge. The invention also concerns the use of the obtained spectrum in determining the turbidity of the stream, as well as a device suitable for use in carrying out the method.