FACTOR-ANALYSIS APPLIED TO THE RESULTS OF A LABORATORY BEATING INVESTIGATION

Authors
HOWARD RC POOLE R PAGE DH
Citation
Rc. Howard et al., FACTOR-ANALYSIS APPLIED TO THE RESULTS OF A LABORATORY BEATING INVESTIGATION, Journal of pulp and paper science, 20(5), 1994, pp. 100000137-100000141
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Journal title
Journal of pulp and paper science → ACNP
ISSN journal
08266220
Volume
20
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
100000137 - 100000141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0826-6220(1994)20:5<100000137:FATTRO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Factor analysis has been used to identify the main causes of variation in 9 sheet and stock properties measured during the beating of 9 pulp s in 6 different types of laboratory beaters. The data were obtained f rom the literature. Three independent underlying factors were found to be responsible for the majority of the variation: a factor of bonding , a factor of fibre length and fines, and a factor of microcompression . Evidence that different pulps could be characterized by factor analy sis was also obtained.