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Improving centrifugal cleaner efficiency through temperature mismatching, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 2001, Vol. 84(1)
Improving centrifugal cleaner efficiency through temperature mismatching, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 2001, Vol. 84(1)
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The effect of converting from 100% OCC to 50% OCC: 50% NSSC on retention and drainage in a closed-cycle paperboard mill, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 2001, Vol. 84(1)
The effect of converting from 100% OCC to 50% OCC: 50% NSSC on retention and drainage in a closed-cycle paperboard mill, TAPPI JOURNAL, January 2001, Vol. 84(1)
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Boat cleat gives a helping hand, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
Boat cleat gives a helping hand, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
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A sail like no other, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
A sail like no other, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
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E-commerce: panacea or placebo?, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
E-commerce: panacea or placebo?, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
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An experimental study of the effect of refining on paper formation, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
An experimental study of the effect of refining on paper formation, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
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Reducing product variation through improved thick-stock mixing, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
Reducing product variation through improved thick-stock mixing, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
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Impingement drying of printing papers at elevated temperatures, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
Impingement drying of printing papers at elevated temperatures, TAPPI JOURNAL, July 2001, Vol. 84(7)
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Characterization of the three-dimensional structure of paper using x-ray microtomography, TAPPI JOURNAL, May 2001, Vol. 84(5)
Characterization of the three-dimensional structure of paper using x-ray microtomography, TAPPI JOURNAL, May 2001, Vol. 84(5)
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Pre-damping effects on water absorption and drying dynamics in flexographic printing, TAPPI Journal November 2025
ABSTRACT: Optimizing flexographic printability can involve the ink and the substrate, as well as the printing process. It has been widely reported in the literature that controlling topography of the substrate and its porosity are vital for good flexographic printability, especially when using water-based inks. This study focuses on how pre-damping a surface impacts liquid absorption and improves wet trapping (ink on ink with no intermediate drying) in flexographic printing. A Prüfbau universal print tester was adapted to analyze flexographic wet-on-wet ink printing and trapping using yellow and magenta inks for contrast. Slow drying of the first ink layer (yellow) leads to mottle when the second layer (magenta) is applied. The study explores the “wet sponge” hypothesis: a pre-damped surface should absorb liquid faster. The Lucas- Washburn equation describes long-term absorption, but it does not capture short-term uptake, which instead follows a linear dependence on time.