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SWING-HAMMER MILL [2 records]

Record 1 1989-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
DEF

A machine used to shred chips in a wood preparation area of a pulp mill. It is equipped with rows of square-ended hammers that are pivoted to a steel disk held between spacing rings and form a rotor on a shaft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
DEF

Type de déchiqueteuse munie de marteaux rotatifs oscillants qui pressent la matière ligneuse contre des couteaux fixes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1983-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
  • Fuels and Types of Hearths
  • Mining of Organic Materials
OBS

swing-hammer mill: [deprecated]; swing-hammer pulverizer: [deprecated]. A machine in which size reduction is effected by elements loosely pivoted to disks fitted on a rotating horizontal shaft mounted in a surrounding casing.

Key term(s)
  • swing-hammer mill
  • swing-hammer pulverizer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Combustibles et types de foyers
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
OBS

Appareil dans lequel la comminution est effectuée par des éléments pivotant librement autour d'axes fixés à un arbre rotatif horizontal monté dans une enveloppe qui l'entoure.

Spanish

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