Compact system as a new and highlighted trend in papermaking technology gives papaermakers many advantages including simple and clean process, quick grade change, minimized liquid volume, and so on. It is possible to remove an existed chest for simplifying system and more utilization of space, but its effect on process and product stability must be evaluated qualitatively in advance. For this purpose, process simulation can be applied. We examined the effect of disturbances on process and product in a papermaking system with and without machine chest using dynamic simulation. As compared with the existed system, the paprmaking system without machine chest showed twice or more variation in process and product and required longer time for stabilization.