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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Specific components and power usage of the hammer mill and rotor impact mill grinding circuits

From: Energy consumption of two-stage fine grinding of Douglas-fir wood

Mill parameter

Hammer mill (EMF-24115-TFA)

Rotor impact mill (Mikro ACM® 15)

Rotor diameter (mm)

610

318

Rotor rotation (rpm)

3600

7200

Tip speed (m/s)

115

116

Rotor power (kW)

29.8

11.2

Blower power (kW)

11.2

11.2

Classifier power (kW)

1.5

Feeder power (kW)

0.2

0.3

Discharger power (kW)

0.4

0.3

Total power (kW)

41.6

24.4