Application of a pitometer to measure the tangential velocity in a cylindrical through-flow hydrocyclone operated with a fiber suspension

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-35

  Bergström, Jonas ^a   Vomhoff, Hannes ^a  

^a INNVENTIA AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fiber suspension; Hydrocyclone; Measurement technique; Velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; KRAFT PULP; SOFTWOODS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSDUCERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW; WATER;

FIBER SUSPENSIONS; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; PITOMETERS; TANGENTIAL VELOCITY;

NATURAL FIBERS;

BLEACHING; NATURAL FIBERS; SOFTWOODS; TRANSDUCERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WATER;

EID: 17044393556     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2005-20-01-p030-035     Document Type: Article

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