Apparatus for crushing or grinding of fibrous material, in particular drum refiner
US4936518A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for the crushing or grindign of fibrous material, in particular fibrous material wet or mixed with water, preferably chips, in particular to drum refiners. The invention is mainly characterized in that channels for the discharge of steam are provided spaced from at least one material feed extending radially to the rotor axis or tangentially to the rotor jacket or housing shell on the grinding surfaces and optionally on the jacket supporting them, the channels piercing the grinding surfaces and optionally their supports and being provided in the working area of the grinding element provided on the surfaces, conveniently surfaces of revolution, in particular frustoconical surfaces, inclined to a rotor axis or extending normally thereto, and emptying into channels optionally provided in the bottoms of the supports and extending normally to the channels and conveniently being connected to cavities in the housing.
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