Beisel, J. A.Good, J. K.International Conference on Web Handling (2005)2019-11-082019-11-082005-06Beisel, J. A., & Good, J. K. (2005, June). Analysis of trough formation and lateral steering of a web due to a tapered downstream roller. Paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Web Handling (IWEB), Stillwater, OK.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/321889Cylindrical rollers are never perfectly cylindrical. A common defect of a cylindrical roller is radial taper. A roller with a radial taper will induce a lateral shear force into the web. This shear force will cause a steering effect as well as a cross machine direction compressive stress which can lead to the formation of troughs and wrinkles in a web. This publication addresses these topics and presents a model to help determine the specification for taper in "cylindrical" rollers. An analytical model is presented, experiments were performed, and the data was compared to predictions from the proposed model.application/pdfIn the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this paper is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the article falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.Conference proceedings