Yankee machine
A type of papermaking machine that utilizes one
large steam-heated cylinder for drying the newly
formed sheet of paper instead of numerous smaller
cylinders. The wet paper web is pressed against
the surface of the cylinder and is usually held in
place by a canvas drier felt as the cylinder
revolves. The Yankee drier produces a
machine-glazed finish on the side next to the
cylinder. The wet end of the machine may be either
a cylinder or Fourdrinier machine and may have any
number of presses or auxiliary driers of the
conventional type. The characteristic features of
the Yankee machine are its large cylinder (ranging
from 9 to 15 feet in diameter) and its very smooth
surface. (17 , 67 )
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