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Record 1 2003-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Papermaking Machines
DEF

A pulp stock cleaner in which pressurized slurry is tangentially injected into a truncated, cone-shaped vessel to produce a rapid spinning action of the suspension, causing a centrifugal force that moves the heavier particles to the outside wall where they drop down to the bottom and are removed. The inner vortex column with the acceptable fiber moves to the top where it is removed for further processing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à papier
DEF

Appareil de classage, alimenté tangentiellement, qui utilise l'action d'un vortex pour débarrasser la pâte de ses impuretés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas para fabricar papel
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