Stock Mixing in the New Millennium, 2006 Papermaker’s Conference
This paper seeks to bring to the reader the state of the modern stock mixer and its relative status as a consumer of energy. The paper will explore the various types of impeller technologies and what the cost/benefit ratios are for employing these types of impellers. The paper will also discuss the cost/benefit ratios of retrofitting existing machines with more modern hydrofoil technologies and what types of technologies are more reliable to use in specific applications throughout the mill.