In order to put context to the dryer optimization project for Blandin, myself and the rest of the Blandin team at IRE went on a tour of the paper drying section at the Grand Rapids, MN UPM Blandin site. This was extremely beneficial for us because we were able to connect many things we had learned from the KADANT seminar to the operations at the paper mill. The tour consisted of an overview of the plant operations from the DCS control room, an "inside" look of the dryer sections, and a trace of the steam piping system.
The tour also allowed us to ask questions of our Blandin contact on ideas for optimization that we were able to obtain from the KADANT seminar as well. This meeting was deemed as a "rescoping" meeting since we now had a deeper knowledge of the system components used for the optimization of steam.
All in all the tour and meeting at Blandin Paper Company was extremely helpful and the personnel involved were very happy to help answer any questions we had. I feel that because of the visuals that went along with the tour that I will be able to make an accurate model describing thermodynamics and heat transfer concepts that are occurring within the dryer section.
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