Review article

Kubelka-Munk theory in describing optical properties of paper (II)

Vesna Džimbeg-Malčić ; University of Graphic Arts, Getaldićeva 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Željka Barbarić-Mikočević ; University of Graphic Arts, Getaldićeva 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Katarina Itrić ; University of Graphic Arts, Getaldićeva 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Kubelka-Munk theory was quickly adapted for use by the papermaking industry and has now been in widespread use for decades in the measurement and prediction of colour, brightness and opacity of paper sheets. Though it remains the most used in practice, it has some disadvantages and the second part of the article will cover a system that is less applicable to the theory itself (an ink-dyed sheet of paper or strongly absorbing media) as well as numerical methods (simulations of individual photon paths) which are used to improve the results obtained by the K-M theory. The most commonly used are Monte Carlo simulation model, GRACE and DORT. Most of the information reported here is taken from the references cited at the end of the article which should be consulted for a more in-depth study.

Keywords

absorption; Kubelka-Munk; paper; scattering

Hrčak ID:

79177

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/79177

Publication date:

29.3.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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