Paper formation, coating and drying: process engineering and paper properties

提出了将工艺工程研究与材料工程研究相结合的非涂布纸和涂布纸研究。总体目标是了解这两种纸的结构，干燥和涂布纸的过程，以及这些相互作用如何影响纸张性能和纸张质量。未涂布纸是一种复杂的纤维材料，而涂布纸具有复合层状结构的额外复杂性。纸张结构和干燥过程的描述涉及纸张内部和纸张平面微观尺度上的数学建模和过程模拟。这种纸张结构和造纸过程的微观模型的结果以计算机软件的形式表达出来，以供应用和使用。

Studies are proposed for both uncoated and coated paper which integrate process engineering research and materials engineering research. The overall objective is to understand the structure of both types of paper, the processes of drying and coating paper, and how these interact to impact on paper properties and paper quality.Uncoated paper is a complex fibrous material while coated paper has the additional complication of having a composite layered structure. The description of paper structure and paper drying involves mathematical modeling and process simulation at the microscale within the sheet interior and in the plane of the sheet.  The results of this microscale modeling of paper structure and papermaking processes are expressed for application and use in the form of computer software.