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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Giancarlo A Cavagna, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Assignee:
Westvaco Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B09C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
241 17 ; 241 18 ; 241 28 ; 2412612 ; 2412613 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus is disclosed for dry refining cellulosic pulp wherein the liberated fibers are structurally deformed and twisted without producing unwanted knots or fiber bundles. For the purposes of the invention, a disk refiner is used which is modified to include one or more air jets located at the periphery of the refiner housing. During refining, the refiner is provided with a cooling means, while air is introduced into the housing through the air jets to prevent fibers from becoming trapped between the ends of the refiner disks and the housing walls, thus preventing the formation of knots and fiber bundles.