Improved Low Consistency Pulper Rotor Design, 2003 Fall Technical Conference

Two and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic models were created of a conventional pulper rotor and alternative designs were optimized using the computational tools to determine relative power and tank circulation characteristics. Design constraints included maintaining the same diameter, rotation speed, and number of vanes as the conventional rotor. The new design was rapid prototyped and proved in head to head testing to require 30% less energy while still providing equal defibering and circulation characteristics of a conventional rotor.

Author: Egan, J.J., Demler, C.L.
Improved Low Consistency Pulper Rotor Design, 2003 Fall Tech
Improved Low Consistency Pulper Rotor Design, 2003 Fall Technical Conference
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