What are the disadvantages of shear technology?
While shear force is the most often applied consistency measurement, it does have limitations. Since shear will change with fiber properties, so will the output of a shear force transmitter. Shear-force-based measurement will respond to changes in fiber length, freeness, wood species, blend ratio and Kappa. Furthermore, shear is a fiber-only measurement. It will not detect the contribution of mineral solids to overall consistency. For these reasons, SmartPulp has recipe capability as well as ash correction.
