beater

Japanese: beater
beater

...In the past, the fibers were literally beaten in a mortar to loosen them, but in the late 17th century, a beater (Hollander type) was invented in the Netherlands, and this was used until recently. The beater rotates a large roller with embedded steel blades, and applies strong compressive and shearing forces to the fibers between it and a fixed blade installed below, beating them. However, because of its low efficiency, in Japan today, except when making special paper, a highly efficient refiner is used, which continuously performs processes such as pulp defibration, beating, and refinement. There are two types of refiners: disc refiners and conical refiners. ...

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Japanese:

…昔は文字どおり臼で繊維を叩(たた)き解きほぐしていたが,17世紀後半にオランダで叩解機(ビーター,ホランダー型)が発明され,これが近年まで使用された。このビーターbeaterは,鋼製の刃を埋め込んだ大きなローラーを回転させ,下に設置した固定刃との間で繊維に強い圧縮力と剪断(せんだん)力を与えて叩解する装置であるが,能率が低いため,現在日本では特殊な紙を作る場合を除いて,パルプの離解,叩解,精整などの処理を連続的におこなう高能率のリファイナーrefinerが用いられている。リファイナーにはディスクリファイナーとコニカルリファイナーがある。…

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