Effect of fiber flocculation and filling design on refiner loadability and refining characteristics

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Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 403-424

  El Sharkawy, Khalil ^a   Haavisto, Sanna ^b   Koskenhely, Kari ^a   Paulapuro, Hannu ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

External fibrillation; Filling design; Flocculation; Refiner; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CUTTING SPEED; DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; EXTERNAL FIBRILLATION; FIBER CHARACTERISTICS; FIBER CUTTINGS; FIBER FLOCCULATIONS; FIBER LENGTHS; FIBER SWELLINGS; FLOC FORMATIONS; FLOC SIZES; FLOW CHANNELS; GAP WIDTHS; GROOVE WIDTHS; IN FIBERS; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FIBRILLATIONS; LOAD POWER; LOADABILITY; PULP REFINERS; REFINER; SHORT FIBERS; TOTAL POWER;

DESIGN; FIBERS; FILLING; FLOCCULATION; SPEED;

PULP REFINING;

FIBRILLATION; FILLING; FLOCCULATION; PULPS; REFINING; SWELLING;

EID: 64749087938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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