Inventors:
Leo A. VanOursouw - Kimberly WI
James M. Miller - Oshkosh WI
James M. Blair - Hoffman Estates IL
Ronald Kuettel - Hortonville WI
Assignee:
Thermo Electron - Web Systems, Inc. - Auburn MA
International Classification:
F26B 1300
Abstract:
A flotation drying system utilizing a nozzle assembly having a mounting system that enables quick assembly and disassembly of the system. The nozzle assembly comprises one or more high pressure supply headers or bulkheads, a nozzle housing extending across the grooved face of the one or more bulkheads in a perpendicular direction to the direction of the bulkhead, the nozzle housing having a port connecting it to the bulkhead so that a stream of air goes through the nozzle housing and is applied to the web for drying. The nozzle assembly comprises sealing plates removably supported by the groove face of the bulkhead adjacent each of the nozzle housings to seal the area between the nozzle housings. A flange extends from each of the nozzle housings over the sealing plates as a means to seal the nozzle housings to the grooved face of the bulkhead. In addition, clamping means are provided adjacent the nozzle housing an on the bulkhead to urge the flange against the sealing plate, and the clamping means places the bulkhead, the nozzle housings and each of the sealing plates in a fluid tight relationship with each other.
