Investigation on The Effect of Cellulosic Pads Made of Kraft Hand Sheet Papers and Comparison with Commercial Cellulosic Pads

The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of cellulosic pad made of kraft hand sheet papers and commercial cellulosic pads (CELdek 50×90 and CELdek 70×90). Hand sheet papers were made by the use of a large hand sheet maker at available at pulp and paper laboratory of Wood and Paper Science and Technology department at the University of Tehran and then corrugated with B flute size in Pars carton factory. After cutting, corrugated papers were cross-laminated by kraft adhesive and with 90 degree flute angle. Then, pads were soaked in NS-88 resin and dried at 35±2 ^oC. Cooling efficiency and water consumption of experiments were measured as a function of air velocity. Cellulosic pads were tested in a wind tunnel at three different levels of air velocity (1.8, 2.25 and 2.67 ms^-1). The results showed that cellulosic pads made of kraft hand sheet papers had the highest efficiency compared to the commercial cellulosic pads (CELdek 50×90 and CELdek 70×90). It has also been found that by increasing the air velocity, the cooling efficiency decreased and water consumption increased.