A method for adjusting the drying of a web in a dryer by means of convective and radioactive heat transfer.

摘要

A channel assembly and a method of setting the air flow in the said channel assembly, said channel assembly being adapted to be inserted into an air bar having a compartment defined by a bottom having at least one aperture and a pair of opposing sides, said compartment comprising an infrared light source (30) for emitting electromagnetic energy a reflector (21) for reflecting electromagnetic energy emitted by said infrared light source, and a lens (32) transmissive to infrared light emitted from said infrared light source (30). The channel assembly can be incorporated into an air flotation bar.