Refiner with Spiral Inlet and Dual Tangential Discharge Outlet
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1. A fibrous slurry refiner comprising:
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a rotor secured to a rotor shaft, the rotor being disposed within the casing and rotatable via the rotor shaft;
a first plurality of grinding surfaces secured to the rotor;
a second plurality of grinding surfaces disposed facing the first plurality of grinding surfaces and being fixed in the casing; and
an inlet housing made up of an inlet plate, an axial cylinder and a spiral inlet opening for each of the plurality of grinding surfaces, each inlet plate directing the fibrous slurry toward a set of facing first and second grinding surfaces and imparting a rotary flow to the fibrous slurry.
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A fibrous slurry refiner includes a casing, a rotor secured to a rotor shaft, and first and second pluralities of grinding surfaces. The rotor is disposed within the casing and is rotatable via the rotor shaft. The first plurality of grinding surfaces is secured to the rotor, and the second plurality of grinding surfaces is disposed facing the first plurality of grinding surfaces and fixed in the casing. An inlet plate for each of the plurality of grinding surfaces directs the fibrous slurry toward a set of facing first and second grinding surfaces and imparts a rotary flow to the fibrous slurry.
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1. A fibrous slurry refiner comprising:
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a casing; a rotor secured to a rotor shaft, the rotor being disposed within the casing and rotatable via the rotor shaft; a first plurality of grinding surfaces secured to the rotor; a second plurality of grinding surfaces disposed facing the first plurality of grinding surfaces and being fixed in the casing; and an inlet housing made up of an inlet plate, an axial cylinder and a spiral inlet opening for each of the plurality of grinding surfaces, each inlet plate directing the fibrous slurry toward a set of facing first and second grinding surfaces and imparting a rotary flow to the fibrous slurry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. An inlet plate for a fibrous slurry refiner, the inlet plate comprising an inlet opening that imparts a rotary flow to the fibrous slurry.
- 15. A casing for a fibrous slurry refiner, the casing comprising a pair of outlet channels, one on each side of the casing, wherein the outlet channels are configured to minimize a disturbance on the casing caused by discharge of a refined slurry.
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18. A method of refining a fibrous slurry in a refiner, the method comprising:
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flowing the fibrous slurry through a pair of inlet plate openings in an inlet housing; accelerating and imparting rotary flow to the fibrous slurry via the inlet housing; directing the accelerated and rotary flow fibrous slurry to a plurality of grinding surfaces; and refining the fibrous slurry with the grinding surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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