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A plastic foam-forming mixture, e.g. a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam mix, deposited on a carrier, is metered through two spaced opposed members forming therebetween a metering gap. At least one of the members is malleable through changes in temperature so that the profile of the metering gap can be variously defined. Foam boards having a highly uniform thickness are thereby continuously and expeditiously producible.
1. A method for the continuous manufacture of a plastic foam product comprising continuously conveying a carrier along a production line; depositing a foam-forming mixture on the carrier; passing the carrier and deposited mixture between two spaced opposed constricting members which lie one above the other and form therebetween a metering gap for distributing the mixture over the carrier, at least one of the constricting members being a horizontal rotatable roll, the roll being malleable through changes in temperatures so as to variously define the profile of the gap and thereby obtain a desired thickness of the mixture across the width of the carrier; controlling the temperature of the roll by selectively heating or cooling a plurality of axial zones along the roll to locally vary the diameter of the roll, the heating or cooling of the roll being accomplished by directing air from a source exterior to the roll toward the axial zones along the roll, the air being directed past a plurality of individually controlled heating elements situated exterior to the roll, each heating element being positioned proximate to one of the axial zones of the roll for regulation of the temperature of the air directed toward the zone; and allowing the mixture after passing through the gap to expand to produce a plastic foam.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the carrier comprises a rigid or flexible material.
3. The method of claim 1 which includes the step of curing the deposited mixture in an oven downstream of the metering gap.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the foam-forming mixture comprises a mixture for forming a rigid polymer foam selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein an axial elongated cylindrical curved faceplate is positioned coaxially of the malleable roll with the front surface of the faceplate in close facing proximity to the outer surface of the roll, a plurality of openings being spaced axially along the faceplate, and plenum means being located in fluid communication with the openings and including the faceplate as a portion thereof, and the air is delivered from a blower means to the plenum means and through the openings, the heating elements being positioned behind the faceplate for selectively heating the air passing thereby and through the openings.
6. The method of claim 1 which includes sensing the thickness of the plastic foam product at a plurality of locations across the width of the product and producing signals corresponding to the thickness of the product at each of the locations, means responsive to the signals being provided for controlling the amount of power selectively supplied to each of the heating elements.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the carrier comprises a lower facing sheet and an upper facing sheet is provided above the deposited mixture and the lower facing sheet at a point upstream of the metering gap, whereby a composite sandwich of the upper and lower facing sheets with the deposited mixture therebetween is passed through the gap and on downstream along the production line.
8. The method of claim 7 which includes the step of supplying at a point upstream of the metering gap at least one layer of reinforcing material between the upper and lower facing sheets, whereby a composite sandwich of the upper and lower facing sheets with the deposited mixture and reinforcing material therebetween is passed through the metering gap and on downstream along the production line.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the upper constricting member is the malleable roll, the malleable roll being vertically shiftable for control of the thickness of the gap.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the other constricting member comprises a horizontal rotatable roll.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein one or both of the rolls are vertically shiftable for control of the thickness of the gap.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein the malleable roll is the upper roll, the malleable roll being vertically shiftable for control of the thickness of the gap.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the lower roll is also vertically shiftable for control of the thickness of the gap.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the carrier comprises a lower facing sheet and an upper facing sheet is provided above the deposited mixture and the lower facing sheet at a point upstream of the metering gap, whereby a composite sandwich of the upper and lower facing sheets with the deposited mixture therebetween is passed through the gap and on downstream along the production line.
15. The method of claim 14 wherein an axial elongated cylindrical curved faceplate is positioned coaxially of the malleable roll with the front surface of the faceplate in close facing proximity to the outer surface of the roll, a plurality of openings being spaced axially along the faceplate, and plenum means being located in fluid communication with the openings and including the faceplate as a portion thereof, and the air is delivered from a blower means to the plenum means and through the openings, the heating elements being positioned behind the faceplate for selectively heating the air passing thereby and through the openings.
16. The method of claim 14 which includes sensing the thickness of the plastic foam product at a plurality of locations across the width of the product and producing signals corresponding to the thickness of the product at each of the locations, means responsive to the signals being provided for controlling the amount of power selectively supplied to each of the heating elements.
17. The method of claim 14 which includes the step of supplying at a point upstream of the metering gap at least one layer of reinforcing material between the upper and lower facing sheets, whereby a composite sandwich of the upper and lower facing sheets with the deposited mixture and reinforcing material therebetween is passed through the metering gap and on downstream along the production line.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the reinforcing material comprises a material which is nonflammable and dimensionally stable.
19. The method of claim 14 which includes the step of curing the deposited mixture in an oven downstream of the metering gap.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the foam-forming mixture comprises a mixture for forming a rigid polymer foam selected from the group consisting of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the manufacture of panels of plastic foam, and particularly to a method and apparatus for imparting a uniform thickness to the panels without diminishing the requisite properties of the panels.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Methods for the continuous production of a rigid insulating polymeric foam board comprising a foam layer sandwiched between facing materials are well known. Such boards are typically used in the construction of walls, ceilings, roofs and the like. In the production, a foam-forming mixture is customarily delivered between two continuous webs of sheet material which are transported through various processing stations.
In order to avoid a substantial waste of material, it is highly desirable that the foam boards be produced with a substantially rectangular cross-section, and without a round top or other nonuniformity in the boards' dimensions. Heretofore a commonly practiced method for controlling the caliper or thickness of the boards has been the so-called "restrained rise" type. Here the foamable material and facers are directed between flatness-promoting confining means, such as a pair of spaced conveyor belts, which suitably are positioned apart a distance less than the thickness the combination of foam and facers would otherwise reach if allowed to expand unrestrictedly.
Another conventional method for continuously producing plastic foams is the "free rise" type, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,028,158, wherein the thickness of the finished foam board is controlled by passing the foamable mixture and facers through a metering gap which is preferably provided by the nip of two rotating rolls. Although this metering means avoids the time-consuming and cumbersome operation involved in using the conveyors of the restrained rise system, the caliper variation in the cross direction of foam boards produced on free rise lines, especially the thicker boards, turns out to be considerably greater than that of "restrained rise" boards. It would be highly desirable if a method and apparatus could be found for producing foam boards having a high degree of uniformity in caliper across the board, combined with the other properties required in such boards without sacrificing the speed and efficiency which characterize free rise foam production lines.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a rigid or flexible plastic foam having a highly uniform thickness over its entire width and a combination of overall good properties and an improved method and apparatus for producing the foam.
It is another object of the present invention to produce a rigid foam plastic, particularly a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam, which has a highly uniform thickness and overall good properties, including excellent thermal insulative properties, low friability and good dimensional stability, thermal resistance and compressive strength.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for thermally controlling the metering device in free rise foam manufacture and thereby regulating the thickness of the resultant foams.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide closed cell foam materials which can be used in building panels which are highly insulating, thermally resistant, low in friability, and soundproof.
The foregoing and other objects of the invention have been achieved by the process and apparatus of the present invention for the continuous production of a plastic foam structure, wherein a foam-forming mixture is applied from a dispenser to a moving carrier and a heated metering device is employed for metering the mixture and uniformly distributing it on the carrier, which may be a flexible or rigid material. Another moving material is suitably placed over the deposited mixture so that the finished product will advantageously have a plastic foam core sandwiched between the upper and lower facing materials. The apparatus includes a conveyor assembly for continuously advancing the facing materials, which may optionally be removable to yield a finished unfaced foam. The metering device advantageously comprises two spaced opposed members forming therebetween a metering nip or gap and capable of constricting a liquid mixture passed through the gap.
Various shapes and materials of construction, e.g., rolls, bars or plates made of steel or other metals, may be used in the makeup of the constricting members of the metering device. Advantageously, the upper member of the metering device is a cylindrical roller, and generally both the upper and lower members are cylindrical rollers. At least one of the constricting members is made from material which expands and contracts with changes in temperature, and during the foam-forming process of the invention this member may be heated and/or cooled across its length to influence its cross-directional profile and concomitantly the caliper of the final product. The metering member(s) may be heated and/or cooled internally or externally, or by both internal and external means. By locally heating or cooling different portions or zones along the metering member, these portions or zones are made to expand or contract so as to effect overall control of the thickness of the metering member and in turn of the finished foam product. In this way, a highly flat or other desired product profile may be obtained.
In the foam production, the dispenser suitably deposits the foamable mixture onto at least one of two advancing sheets, and then the heated metering device, which comprises, for example, two closely spaced parallel rollers located one above the other, causes the sheets to converge into proximate relationship with the foamable mixture sandwiched between them. The upper sheet advantageously passes around the upper roller which is maintained at a regulated distance from the lower roller so that the rollers serve as a thickness controlling means for the foam-forming mixture. One or both of the rollers may be heated for the desired, preferably even, distribution of the mixture across the width of the sheets as the sheets converge and pass through the nip of the metering device. The heating of the metering device is found to eliminate the uneven panel thicknesses which have resulted from the use of unheated devices in the past.
A power controller, which may include a computer, can control the heating of each zone of the metering member(s) of the invention to maintain a uniform thickness of foam product. A sensor measures the thickness of the foam product at intervals along its width and generates signals corresponding to these measured thicknesses. These signals are fed to the power controller which compares each measured thickness with a desired thickness and adjusts the amount of power supplied for heating or cooling and thereby controlling the constricting nip of each zone of the temperature sensitive metering member.
After passing through the gap defined by the metering means, the faced foam-forming mixture advances into an expansion zone wherein the foam-forming mixture expands to the cured state. In the expansion zone, the mixture can be subjected to the influence of heat controllably added by the circulation of hot air and cured to the finished foam structure. The foam may then be periodically severed into finite lengths for commercial use.
The invention is particularly useful in the production of foam boards having a rigid plastic foam core which may be formed from any suitable plastic foam-forming composition. The invention, however, is also applicable to flexible foams. Of especial interest are foam cores consisting of an isocyanate-based foam material, including polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams.
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic elevation of an apparatus suitable for practicing the free-rise process of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic elevation of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1 showing a glass fiber mat being fed to the nip roll for reinforcement of the product;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a temperature controller for heating and cooling one of the metering rolls of the apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the temperature controller of FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a 3-dimensional thickness profile of foam boards manufactured using a heated metering roll.
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown schematically an apparatus 10 of the invention suitable for the continuous production of foam plastic having a rectangular cross-section. Apparatus 10 includes means for advancing upper and lower facing materials or substrates 11 and 12 and means for applying a foam-forming mixture between the facing materials. The foam-forming ingredients are stored, pumped and metered by conventional equipment (not shown) and fed through a flexible conduit or conduits 13 for application on the production line. The foam-forming mixture is one which will result in a rigid, flexible or semi-rigid polymeric foam. Polymers that can be foamed in accordance with the invention include polyurethane, polyisocyanurate, phenolic, rubber, polyvinyl chloride, urea-aldehyde, melamine-aldehyde, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, cellulose acetate, epoxy, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and silicone.
The facing substrates may be composed of material which is flexible or rigid. Rigid facing materials can suitably be in the form of discrete sheets which are fed onto the production line in abutment. More conveniently, the facers are flexible material which is in the form of continuous or semicontinuous sheets fed from rolls. A wide variety of materials are employable as the facers. For example, the carrier substrate on the line can be a rigid or flexible material, such as perlite board, gypsum board, fiberboard, a metal sheet such as steel or aluminum, plywood, paper, paperboard, plastic foils, asphalt-saturated felt, a fiber glass sheet, an asphalt fiber glass sheet, etc., while the covering or upper facer is suitably a flexible material, such as asphalt-saturated felt, an asphalt fiber glass sheet, a fiber glass sheet, paper, paperboard, a metal or plastic foil, etc. The facers may be made from combinations of these materials.
As shown in FIG. 1, each of upper and lower facing sheets 11 and 12 is a flexible material which is fed from a supply roll. The apparatus 10 is also provided with pull rolls 14 and 15, and by virtue of rotation of these pull rolls sheets 11 and 12 are pulled from their supply rolls and onward along the production line. The foam-forming mixture, which advantageously is composed of polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam forming chemicals, is delivered to a mixing head 16 and agitated therein. The mixed chemicals are then deposited from an applicator 17 onto advancing sheet 12. The chemicals can also be dispensed on sheet 11 or on both sheets.
Various application devices, both stationary and moving, may be employed in depositing the chemicals. Even distribution of the foamable mix over the surface of the sheet material can be achieved by dispensing the chemicals from applicators having one or more delivery heads. In one preferred embodiment, applicator 17 comprises a nozzle which is reciprocated transversely of the sheet 12 to supply a stream of a liquid foamable mixture 18 uniformly thereacross. The back and forth movement of the mixing head and applicator is caused by a reciprocating means 19. In another preferred embodiment involving the deposition of froth chemicals, the mixing head 16 deposits the foamable chemicals through an applicator capable of laying down a wide band of froth on lower sheet 12. Advantageously, this applicator can be oscillated transversely a short distance to either side of a central point above sheet 12.
As shown in FIG. 1, the start or upstream end of the production line beneficially includes a smooth-topped platform or bed 20 which extends from upstream of the deposition point of the foamable mixture to a point upstream of and adjacent the constricting nip 21 between closely spaced parallel rollers 22 and 23. Lower sheet 12 moves downstream in a horizontal plane along the upper surface of bed plate 20 positioned as illustrated in FIG. 1. Bed plate 20 is adjustably mounted so that it can be inclined from the horizontal to elevate its downstream transverse edge (adjacent nip 21) above its upstream transverse edge. An improved control of the foam chemical bank has been achieved by thus tilting the conveying sheet 12 so that it and foamable chemicals thereon advance with an upward slope upstream of the nip-defining rollers.
Immediately downstream of the laydown point of the foamable chemicals, upper facing sheet 11 is brought into contact with the top surface of the chemicals. As illustrated in FIG. 1, this contact is suitably effected by passing upper sheet 11 around roller 22 and through nip 21. In another favorable embodiment of the invention, the foamable mixture can be dispensed through applicator 17 onto the exposed surface of the sheet 11 as the latter passes around roller 22. In any event, between cylindrical rollers 22 and 23 the upper and lower facing sheets are brought together in surface-to-surface opposition relative to each other, with the foamable mixture sandwiched in between. As the facing sheets are brought into closely spaced adjacency between rollers 22 and 23, the constriction at nip or gap 21 causes a rolling bank of foamable mixture to build up, whereby there is a surplus or backlog of material available to pass through the nip of the rolls. One or both of rollers 22 and 23 are advantageously vertically shiftable for control of the thickness of the facers and foamable mixture passing through the nip.
The foam products of the invention can contain various reinforcement materials, such as a quantity of glass fibers. In FIG. 2, the apparatus is the same as that shown in FIG. 1 but here a reinforcing web 24 is being fed on top of facing sheet 12 into the apparatus. Alternatively, two reinforcing, webs can be used, each to the inside of a facing sheet. The web can be made from threads or yarns of any material which is non-flammable and dimensionally stable, particularly material which is stable to temperature changes. A preferred reinforcing web is a mat of fiberglass fibers. For example, the reinforcing web may be the type of glass mat used in producing the structural laminate of U.S. Pat. No. 4,028,158, i.e., a mat of long, generally straight glass fibers which are arranged in layers. As shown in FIG. 2, thin mat 24 of glass fibers is fed from a supply roll toward the nip 21 between the two rotating rollers 22 and 23. By virtue of rotation of pull roll 15, the lower sheet 12 and fibrous reinforcing mat 24 are pulled from their respective supply rolls. Sheets 11 and 12, having foam-forming mixture 18 and reinforcing mat 24 therebetween, pass through the nip 21 of rollers 22 and 23.
The nip or gap 21 formed between the rolls 22 and 23 is accurately adjustable so as to insure contact of the foamable mixture with the facing sheets and any reinforcing material and cause the desired, usually uniform, distribution of the mixture across the width of the sheets. Rolls 22 and 23 thus serve as a device to meter the amount of chemicals being passed downstream for formation of the desired board thickness. One or both of the metering rolls may be profiled in a known manner to locally vary the thickness of nip 21, e.g., by providing a reduced gap in the center to attain a concomitant reduction in the center of the foam core. Also, the intervening space between the rolls can be varied by movement of one or both of the rolls. For this purpose, upper roll 22 is suitably mounted on an adjustable support which permits the distance between its axis and the axis of lower metering roll 23 to be varied so that the nip between the rolls can be adjusted from a wide gap to almost a zero setting. This arrangement provides a high degree of control of the final thickness in the resulting foam board, with the foamable mixture being allowed to expand thereafter substantially freely to develop its natural rise profile. The metering rolls thus serve as a means for bringing the facing sheets into spaced conjunction, and for distributing the foamable mixture therebetween, as well as performing a final metering operation, supplementing the initial rough metering afforded by applicator 17.
It has been found that foam products manufactured on free rise lines are characterized by caliper variation in the cross direction despite the profiling of the metering rollers. The problem becomes more severe as the product increases in thickness. The present invention advantageously eliminates this caliper variation of free rise foam products by simply controlling the temperature of the metering roll(s) and hence the shape of the metering gap.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, illustrated in FIGS. 1-4, a temperature control device 25, which extends alongside the upper metering roll 22, selectively produces localized heating or cooling of roll 22. Roll 22 has a cylindrical outer mantle composed of a material which is expansible or contractible with changes in temperature. Device 25 includes heating and cooling means and means for delivering the desired temperature effect to the metering roll. The operation of device 25 is guided through use of the measured thickness of foam produced on the line. Advantageously, a sensor 26 measures the thicknesses of products 27 formed during production, and feeds these measured thicknesses to a computer 28. The computer and a power controller 29 regulate the operation of device 25 for localized temperature control of metering roll 22.
The housing of device 25 includes an axially elongated and cylindrically curved faceplate 30 whose concave front surface faces the outer surface of roll 22. The faceplate is positioned coaxially of the metering roll, with the front face of the faceplate being spaced in close proximity (e.g.,�1/2 inch) to the surface of the roll. Faceplate 30 profitably extends the entire length of the roll and has an arc length of about 25� or more, whereby an enclosed region of substantial area is formed between the faceplate and the roll.
A plenum chamber 31 is located behind the faceplate and pressurized room air or other gaseous fluid is introduced into the plenum chamber and toward the back face of the faceplate by blower 32. The air is continuously forced out at high velocity through a plurality of openings 33 in the faceplate. Suitable discharge openings 33 include elongated slots and circular apertures. In the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, apertures 33 are arranged in numerous circumferentially spaced and axially extending rows. Spaced behind the faceplate are means for selectively heating the air passing through openings 33 to produce localized heating or cooling of the metering roll. This means may comprise a plurality of individually controlled heating elements 34 mounted behind faceplate 30 and toward the front of chamber 31 to heat the air delivered to the openings. The heating elements may comprise electrical resistance heating elements with a plurality of fins through which the air flows as it moves toward openings 33. The elements 34 suitably extend roughly perpendicularly to the radius of roll 22.
During operation of the invention, the blower 32 advantageously operates continuously to force air through all of the discharge openings 33. When localized heating of the metering roll is desired, the heating elements in the adjacent area of device 25 to be heated are energized to heat the air passing through the openings and thereby the adjacent area of roll 22 to be heated. The greater the amount of power applied to the heating elements 34, the hotter the air impinging against the metering roll 22 and the more the roll thermally expands. This decreases the local thickness of foam product 27.
When localized cooling of the metering roll is desired, less power is applied to the heating elements 34 in the adjacent area of device 25 or these heating elements are turned completely off. As the power to the heating elements is decreased, the adjacent area of metering roll 22 is subjected to a flow of colder air. This colder air causes the adjacent area of roll 22 to contract, thereby increasing the local nip spacing 21 and producing a thicker section of foam product 27.
After the faced foam-forming mixture goes between the nip of the two rolls 22 and 23, it passes into oven 35 and on along the generally horizontally extending production line, as shown in FIG. 1. Oven 35 provides an expansion zone for the foam-forming mixture, which in this embodiment is a polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foam-forming mix. By varying the temperature of hot air from vents 36 and 37, the temperature within the oven 35 is maintained within the desired limits of 100� F. to 300� F., and preferably 175� F. to 250� F. The foam, under the influence of the heat added to the oven, cures to form faced foam plastic 38. The product 38 then leaves the oven 35, passes between the pull rolls 14 and 15, and is cut by side edge and length cutting means 39a and 39b into finite lengths, thereby forming discrete panels 27 of the product.
The present invention is further illustrated by the following example in which all parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise indicated.
This example illustrates, by reference to the drawings, the production of insulation boards in a free-rise process utilizing a heated metering roll.
The following isocyanurate formulation was used in preparing the foam core of the insulation boards.
______________________________________Foam-Forming Ingredients Parts by Weight______________________________________Polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate 185.7having an equivalent weight of 138.Aromatic polyester polyol having an 114.3equivalent weight of 236.Blowing Agent 42.0Surfactant 2.2Catalyst 5.0______________________________________
As illustrated in FIG. 1, a 50.5" wide trilaminate facer 11 and a 51.5" wide trilaminate facer 12 were fed toward the nip of 49" wide metering rolls 22 and 23. The cylindrical outer mantle of each metering roll was composed of chrome-plated steel. Oven 35 was heated to provide a zone above vent 36 at a temperature of about 195� F., and a zone above vent 37 at about 180� F. The above-mentioned foam-forming ingredients were thoroughly mixed in mixing head 16 and deposited through nozzle 17 onto lower facer 12 just upstream of the nip of the metering rolls. Upper facer 11 passed around upper metering roll 22, which was slightly crowned, having a diameter of 10.002 inches at its center and tapering to a diameter of 10 inches at each end.
Control of the temperature of roll 22 was provided by an experimental temperature control device 25, which was one foot wide and had eight 11/2" heating zones. Control device 25 was positioned coaxially and centrally of roll 22 with its concave front surface 0.45�0.05 inch from the opposed convex surface of the roll. The facing sheets 11 and 12 having the foam-forming mixture 18 therebetween passed from the upstream end of the apparatus through the nip 21 of the two rotating metering rolls 22 and 23 and on downstream. The distance between rolls 22 and 23 was preset to produce boards having an average thickness of 17/8 inches.
At the beginning of the production run and before the heat source of device 25 was energized, the blower 32 was turned on. Next, at the two minute point the heat source was activated at full power across device 25. At the twelve minute point, the power for the heat source was turned off and device 25 cooled. At each elapsed time of the run shown in the following Table I, a sample foam board 27 from the run was selected for thickness measurements in the transverse direction across its middle one foot section. This board section corresponded to the one foot region of the production line traversed by control device 25, and thus extended one foot in the cross direction and eight feet in the machine direction for each 4'�8' board formed by the cutting means 39a and 39b of the line. For each measured 4'�8' sample board, twelve thickness measurements were made along one of the one foot edges of the one foot section, twelve more along the other of the one foot edges, and a final twelve along a line midway between the two one foot edges. Each set of twelve measurements was made at the two side edges of the one foot section and at ten evenly spaced positions along the line extending between the two opposed side edges of the one foot section. The positions of the measurements proceeding from one side to the other of the one foot section are numbered 1 to 12 in Table I. Each reported thickness value for a given position in Table I is the average of the three measurements made for that position, i.e., one at each 1 foot edge and one at the point midway between the two edges. The mean of the twelve transverse thicknesses and the range from the lowest to the highest of these thicknesses are presented at the right in Table I.
A 3-dimensional representation of the data of Table I is provided by FIG. 5 of the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, the control device 25 operated to change the initial convex profile of the board product to a concave profile and then to the more even profile evident for Board Numbers 7 and 8, whose transverse thicknesses vary within the relatively narrow range of 0.04". The trial run was continued and the control settings for the heating zones of device 25 were adjusted to optimize board flatness.
After a period of production of the 17/8" boards utilizing the optimized control settings, production was discontinued and metering roll 22 was set for production of 15/16" boards with use of the same isocyanurate formulation and trilaminate facing sheets used for the 17/8" boards. Production was resumed and the control settings of device 25 were optimized to produce 15/16" boards whose central thickness profile was much flatter than that of 15/16" control boards produced with unheated device 25.
Various properties of control and treated board samples which were produced during the above-described manufacture of the 17/8" and 15/16" boards are reported in Table II below. The control samples were produced without heating metering roll 22, while the treated samples were subjected to treatment by control device 25 after the above-mentioned optimization of its zone settings. The physical property data presented in Table II reveal that the use of control device 25 in foam production does not adversely affect the properties of the resulting foam boards.
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TABLE II__________________________________________________________________________PROPERTIES OF INSULATION BOARDSDescription Nominal Thickness, in ##STR1## Closed Cells, % Friability, % Wt. Loss Dimensional Stability, -40� F., (M + T), % Compressive Strength, *Facer Adhesion__________________________________________________________________________Control 1 7/8 0.131 90.78 7.3 -0.07 26.5 GoodTreated 1 7/8 0.130 89.67 6.2 -0.09 26.9 GoodControl 15/16 0.125 90.90 4.4 -0.02 27.5 GoodTreated 15/16 0.127 88.88 1.4 -0.02 26.4 Good__________________________________________________________________________ *Facer checked at ambient conditions seven days after production.
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- Ambassador Krajeski, (second right) Sameera Rajab (right), Shaikh Ali Salman (second left), leader of Al Wefaq, and Shaikh Azzam Mubarak Al Sabah, Kuwait ambassador to Bahrain, at the US reception on Monday. Bahrain rejected reports of strained ties with US.
Washington: The United States is seeking talks with Bahrain over workers' rights following a report that cited the deterioration of labour protections in the Gulf state after the unrest in 2011, officials said on Tuesday.
Acting United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis and acting Secretary of Labour Seth Harris said they had requested consultations over the alleged firings of trade union leaders and sectarian-related discrimination in employment since the March 2011 general strike.
Such issues would be inconsistent with the labour chapter of the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, they said.
"Ensuring that workers in Bahrain — and in other countries — can exercise their fundamental labour rights is a top priority for the Obama administration, and we expect that the action we are taking today will produce a collaborative discussion and positive resolution to these important labour issues," Marantis said in a statement.
"We look forward to working with Bahrain to improve respect for labour rights through the mechanisms provided by our trade agreement."
The request for talks came in the wake of a report last December by the US Labour Department that concluded that since the early 2011 labour unrest, a number of trade unionists and leaders were targeted for firing.
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Despite having made some efforts to reinstate most of the workers involved in the strike, the report said, Bahrain's government nevertheless "directly engaged in discrimination on the basis of political opinion and/or religion in the public sector".
It also "failed to sanction such discriminatory practices by private sector employers".
On Sunday, Bahrain's cabinet approved a parliamentary proposal to take unspecified action to stop "interference" in the kingdom's affairs by the US ambassador.
"The cabinet has approved a proposal by the parliament to put an end to the interference of US Ambassador Thomas Krajeski in Bahrain's internal affairs," government spokeswoman Sameera Rajab said, according to the official BNA news agency.
The measure also aims at ending "his repeated meetings with instigators of sedition" — a government term for protesters who frequently clash with police.
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Fly into action, entertainment and fun at the Oakdale Airport Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The WWII B-25 Bomber will arrive at the airport at 10 a.m. and be on display until 2 p.m. along with an assortment of other aircraft, cars, food and plenty of activities for the kids.
A late night shooting that sent one man to the hospital resulted in a 12-hour police standoff with SWAT officers at an East H Street residence on Saturday, Sept. 27.
On a beautiful autumn afternoon just as school let out, Oakdale Mayor Pat Paul presented a plaque of appreciation to the Oakdale High School S-Club at Mustang Circle during a club gathering on Thursday, Sept. 25. The club was recognized by the city for its continued maintenance and upkeep of Mustang Circle.
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Waukesha's quest to become a finalist and win The Mayor's Challenge, a national competition headed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, came up short.
The City of Waukesha was one of 305 U.S. cities, including seven in Wisconsin, to submit ideas for the competition, one where American cities generated ideas that looked to solve major challenges and improve city life.
Waukesha's proposal looked to add 80 cultural creative leaders to downtown Waukesha within 24 months and support new efforts of existing creative leaders.
These would have included opening new businesses, redeveloping commercial or residential properties or providingcreativeleadership.
Waukesha Mayor Jeff Scrima, who formed the idea along with whom he called a group of local "creatives," said creative occupations include science, engineering, education, computer programming and research with arts, design and media workers forming a subset.
In the city's submission video, it stated that "Waukesha is a small city with a ton of potential but like so many cities, we know our potential will only fully be realized if we significantly invest in the talents and networks of more creative leaders whose ideas will help Waukesha rise to its fullest potential."
The five boldest ideas with the greatest potential for impact will win funding early next year. The winner gets $5 million and the four runner-up cities get $1 million each.
"We are saddened that Bloomberg did not pick Waukesha, however we can be delighted for other future opportunities for ourcommunity and we will relentlessly pursue perfection," Scrima said.
He added, "We will still work on that goal of augmenting creative leaders in the downtown and continue the momentum of renewal established by Les Paul, our arts community and our innovative businesses."
While Waukesha is not one of the 20 finalists that will attend an ideas camp in New York City to strengthen their ideas later this year, the City of Milwaukee is a finalist.
Milwaukee's submission is called "Home Gr/Own" and it looks to transform foreclosed properties into community assets that improve public health andnutritional outcomes, revitalize neighborhoods and spark economic opportunity.
It notes that the city owns nearly 4,000 vacant lots and foreclosed homes and will designate a significant portion of them for other creative uses including urban agriculture and urban homesteading.
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July 29, 1976
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|244th overall, 1994
Philadelphia Flyers
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Andre Payette (born July 29, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the Sheffield Steeldogs of the English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPL).[1]
Payette was drafted in 1994 by the NHL Philadelphia Flyers, and won a Calder Cup with their American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms.
Payette signed for the Manchester Phoenix of the English Premier Ice Hockey League in the summer of 2009, following the organisation's move into the EPL from the EIHL. Payette is known for his physical play, and has amassed more than 1500 minutes in the penalty box during his time in the United Kingdom.
On Tuesday 23 November 2010, it was announced that Payette had signed to play for Sheffield Steeldogs of the English Premier Ice Hockey League.
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Hip-hop artist and Internet personality Freddy E died Saturday in Renton of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
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Hip-hop artist and Internet personality Frederick E. Buhl, who went by the name Freddy E, died Saturday in Renton of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
On a Facebook post, Buhl's father, Frederick Douglass Buhl, said the death of his 22-year-old son left his family "saddened beyond words."
The younger Buhl was best known for his YouTube program "Jerk TV." The show featured satirical and profane segments and skits, often laced with cutting social commentary and cautionary messages.
On Sunday, the program's website listed more than 65,000 subscribers and nearly 7 million video views over multiple seasons.
"Not only our family, but the world has lost a talented, sensitive, brilliant young man who lit up our existence with his," Buhl's father said in his post.
Nick Fletcher, of the Medical Examiner's Office, said suicide is the presumed cause of death but that an autopsy would be performed Monday.
The final messages on Buhl's Twitter account, sent Saturday evening, expressed despair and heartbreak. "If there's a God then He's calling me back home," read one tweet. Buhl also tweeted messages telling his parents he loved them. The final message was, "I'm sorry."
Members of Buhl's family gathered Sunday at their church, First AME Church in Seattle. Buhl's father said in his post that a memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
This is why the NCAA made the right call, the Solomon-esque call, on Terrelle Pryor and four of his teammates. More than 10,000 OSU fans already have bought tickets to that game, which includes for many airfare, rental car (or other ground transportation) and hotel. Plus food for the duration of the trip.
Imagine being those fans, showing up in New Orleans, and watching the Buckeyes' backup quarterback. Whoever he is. And watching the Buckeyes' backups at receiver and running back. And watching the Buckeyes score three points.
T-shirt idea: I spent a week, and $3,500, in New Orleans -- and all I got was this lousy 21-3 loss .
Nonsense. The NCAA wasn't protecting the Buckeyes. The NCAA was protecting fans -- it was protecting you, if you want to know the truth. If you're not an OSU fan, embrace this anyway because the precedent is set. This could be your team in a year or two.
Pryor could turn pro after this season and therefore evade the punishment. That would be a shame, but what do you want the NCAA to do -- predict the future? More nonsense.
Stop complaining, just because you can. Stop complaining, and be pleased that the NCAA did something with us in mind.
Since: Feb 27, 2007
Posted on: December 24, 2010 7:05 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
The NCAA is a modern day slave ship. Letting "Toby" play for the "massa" so as to not make the white folk mad at the suga bowl. Total BS. There is Furthur proof in the actual punishment. How in the hell are these kids supposed to pay a $2500 fine? Do they seriously think they can? This is why they sold their items of value in the first place. To get money! One day the NCAA will be exposed and forcing players to play for the league's profit will be deemed to violate the players constitutional rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Since: Dec 23, 2010
Posted on: December 24, 2010 6:48 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
Agree that Tressel is a class act (I'm a huge Michigan fan). However this is at least the second time he has taken the high road with OSU improprioties. With the Maurice Clarett situation he claimed he had no knowledge of what his player under his responsability was doing. If the players were not adequately informed then the school and coach need to be held accountable. Where is there punishment?
Since: Jul 28, 2008
Posted on: December 24, 2010 6:28 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
This is simply ridiculous. Players get improper benefits and get a 5 game, post bowl suspension. Cam Newton doesn't know his dad is pimping him out. No penalty. UNC gets hammered with penalties and suspensions. Where is the equity?
Since: Nov 24, 2007
Posted on: December 24, 2010 5:37 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
Since "the fans" are Ohio State fans, I say suspend them for the bowl. The NCAA needs to grow a pair and do the right thing. In fact, if Jim Tressel does not do the right thing, I will lose all respect for a man who has done nothing but good for college football. BUt, like a lot of coaches, I am sure he will get a huge bonus for winning the Sugar Bowl. Same old story, the $ win out.
Since: Dec 7, 2009
Posted on: December 24, 2010 5:22 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
the ncaa is full of it. 1st of all the cam newton scandal and now the buckeyes players trading favors for tatoos. I think a higher source must enforce the law on these 2 incidents. If it were unranked teams I bet the players wouldbe suspended asap, what type of example is the ncaa or schools setting for the future generation? I guess cheating, and bribing dont count as any wrong doing. Cheating and bribing should be allowed in the classroom. I just hope that in the end justice is served.
Since: Apr 5, 2008
Posted on: December 24, 2010 5:09 am
Hating the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
I've been an OSU fan for years. But this stinks to high heaven. The NCAA has defrauded every school OSU has played since these infractions. They have an agreement to play by the rules. They didn't live up to that agreement. They made sure OSU had a better chance to get the winning money from their bowl game. They flat out cheated Arkansas out of their rightful position in this game. How is that not fraud? IMO jail sentences should be applied to the cheaters at the NCAA.
This has been a banner year for their cheating. They've been doing it for years but now it's downright absurd. Why is
Newton still playing? Why is Selby playing? How could they let Selby play and not let Enes Kanter play? How could they let Newton play at all? Why is Bruce Pearl still coaching? Why is Jim Calhoun still coaching? Why isn't South Carolina filing a lawsuit claiming unjust victory by Auburn? Why isn't UK filing suit over Kanter?
The NCAA is an outright sham of an organization and I can't imagine why any school would be associated with it. I really can't. Why not just take money from the small schools and give it to the schools on the "teams we like" list? Does anyone think the fact that the ex-president Mark Emmert of the U. Of Washington being the NCAA CEO doesn't have anything to do with Kanter being declared permanently ineligible? Losing Kanter and Jones to UK had to sting. Does anyone really think he wasn't trying to get even? That's fraud people. He should GO TO JAIL for it. They broke their contract to enforce the rules fairly. Every school in the country got a break except UK. Hmmm... I wonder why? Because of Emmert, that's why.
I hate the NCAA. I'm beginning to hate college sports as a result. It's so dirty it's outrageous. Let's talk about Corey Maggette, Sam Gilbert, John Wooden and a long list of other known cheats. Yet CBS still treats Wooden like a saint. He CHEATED FOR YEARS AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT!!!! But the NCAA never laid a finger on him. Why? Because he was on the "teams we like" list. Why didn't Jerry Tarkanian get the same treatment? He was 20 miles down the road from Wooden? But he wasn't in the "right" conference.
The NCAA railroaded UK back in the 1980's. That phantom envelope that happened to pop open right in front of 20 UCLA fans who coincidentally were ticked off at UK for signing the great California players was another sham that led to a sham investigation that found nothing except a university president, David Roselle, willing to sell out his school for a cushy job in the northeast (the dream of every "intellectual"). He got hired as president of Delaware which just happened to be the highest paying university president job in the USA. He was at the "Ivy League School Of The Public Schools" and he was getting paid because he sold out UK.
The NCAA is INCREDIBLY corrupt. They suck. I hate them. I abandoned major league baseball for being corrupt. I can do it with college sports too. It won't even be hard. I'm sick of all the cheating. Anyone who thinks things are equal and fair in the NCAA is a loon.
Since: Jan 23, 2007
Posted on: December 24, 2010 4:14 am
This is the same NCAA that just last week blew off Mark Cuban's attempt to have a bowl playoff? And I quote "it's not about the money..."LMFAO If this doesn't send the message that IT IS ABOUT the money then I don't know what would. The NCAA is a joke.
Since: Sep 17, 2007
Posted on: December 24, 2010 4:13 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
you are right in saying the ncaa is full of it. it's beyond ridiculous at this point.
Since: Jun 25, 2010
Posted on: December 24, 2010 4:05 am
Loving the NCAA's decision on Ohio State
Too bad for Ohio State and its fans. Rooting for your guy just got bushwacked. I understand these guys need money just like they need another tatoo. If the prevent department had done its job? Please, Free ride, all for free plus exposure to the NFL and possible huge rewards in the future. The lack of respect towards the school is not really surprising. I'd like to hear from the student working a second job to get his education or the graduate looking at a ten year payment plan, do they feel like student athletes don't get paid? Sure they don't get millions but it could never work that way get real. What exactly are they teaching these kids? Steal and sell? Better get a grip and run some classes on ethics and investment. They could have gotten twice the value after the bowl game. I just don't buy that they aren't told once if not twenty times the rules. It's not like they are buying a house or trying to do your taxes. Silly thing is it's such a minor thing but then many kids are behind bars for minor things. I hope some of these guys finish college and use that payoff for what it's worth.
Since: Sep 14, 2010
Posted on: December 24, 2010 3:34 am
Protect The Bull Chit Staff
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p; This is about protecting the BCS. Bull Chit Staff. They let not 1 but 2 players walk for now that are playing in BCS games. Pryor and his thug crew at Ohio State and Cam the Scam at Auburn. Both are media darlings. So let them play. Screw the other bowl teams. But we must protect the BCS. THE BCS is a bunch of crooks along with the NCAA , more crooks. This has been the worst and strangest year i have ever seen in college football. People sell a jersey to a person on facebook. The NCAA says he is a agent, sit that player 4 games, even tho the agent repesents NOONE. Bench half the team at UNC because some went to a party. Five years after they found out about it, the NCAA pops usc after the bandits bush and pete are long gone. They catch a man red handed pimping his son. A violation of NCAA rules. LET HIM PLAY. He smiles like a d-m jackass all the time, he will look great on tv. We will strip the wins in about 5 years after he has moved on. They catch pryor and his band of thugs swaping who knows what for art work. Let them play. Its a BCS game. Protect the fans. I only want to know ONE thing. Who in the HE-L is gonna protect college football from these crooks that will screw UNC, UGA, Boise State, TCU and many more every chance they get. But a BCS bound team can do whatever and walk. The NCAA & the BCS are a Bunch of CROOKED AZZ MOFO's. Protect the fans my AZZ. SCREW college football and protect the BCS.


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