Moistening a paper web involves spraying water mist onto the paper web surface, and removing water mist and/or air at a distance closer to the paper web surface than the spraying of water mist

摘要

Moistening a paper web involves moistening the paper web (3) by a moistening device by spraying water mist onto the paper web surface and by removing excess water mist from the moistening device. The removal of water mist and/or air occurs closer to the paper web surface than the spraying of water mist. An independent claim is also included for paper web moistening device, comprising: (A) body (1); (B) moistening nozzles (2); (C) at least one mechanism for removing water, water mist or air from the moistening device; and (D) discharge nozzle (5) which extends closer to the paper web surface than the moistening nozzles for removing water mist and/or air from the vicinity of the paper web surface.