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Gap mechanics in pulp refiners, TAPPI Journal June 2025
ABSTRACT: Studies of pulp refining have shown that a single bar impact on pulp has only a 1%•5% probability of producing a successful refining effect. This study has explored the reason why. An analysis of refining kinetics suggested that small segments of a fiber length, about a fiber diameter in size, are treated during each impact. Measurements of localized swelling along fiber lengths caused by refining supported this finding. Based on these findings, it was postulated that force transmittal through fiber networks occurred primarily at fiber crossings. The small size of fiber diameters relative to fiber lengths accounts for the low probability of a successful refining event at each impact. This probability, and the probability of fibers being captured and impacted during passage through a refiner, account for the need for multiple bar crossings to refine pulps.
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Effects of SO2 on superheater fouling in kraft recovery boilers, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2008
Effects of SO2 on superheater fouling in kraft recovery boilers, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2008
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Eucalyptus kraft pulp bleaching: state-of-the-art and new developments, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2008
Eucalyptus kraft pulp bleaching: state-of-the-art and new developments, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2008
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Improvement of eucalyptus bleached kraft pulp effluent treatment through combined ozone-biological treatment, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2008
Improvement of eucalyptus bleached kraft pulp effluent treatment through combined ozone-biological treatment, TAPPI JOURNAL February 2008
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Editor's Note: A Meeting of Minds, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
Editor's Note: A Meeting of Minds, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
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Effects of Specific Gravity and Wood Chemical Content on the Pulp Yield of Loblolly Pine, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
Effects of Specific Gravity and Wood Chemical Content on the Pulp Yield of Loblolly Pine, TAPPI JOURNAL April 2009
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Eucalyptus Wood Quality and Its Impact on Kraft Pulp Production and Use, TAPPI JOURNAL August 2009
Eucalyptus Wood Quality and Its Impact on Kraft Pulp Production and Use, TAPPI JOURNAL August 2009
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Optimizing Alkaline Extraction for Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp Bleaching, TAPPI JOURNAL January 2009
Optimizing Alkaline Extraction for Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp Bleaching, TAPPI JOURNAL January 2009
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An Assessment of Gasification-Based Biorefining at Kraft Pulp and Paper Mills in the United States, Part B: Results, TAPPI JOURNAL January 2009
An Assessment of Gasification-Based Biorefining at Kraft Pulp and Paper Mills in the United States, Part B: Results, TAPPI JOURNAL January 2009
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Reduction of Organic Pollutants with Recovery of Value-Added Products From Soda Black Liquor of Agricultural Residues by Electrolysis, TAPPI JOURNAL July 2009
Reduction of Organic Pollutants with Recovery of Value-Added Products From Soda Black Liquor of Agricultural Residues by Electrolysis, TAPPI JOURNAL July 2009