USE OF MILL TESTS FOR MILLING OPTIMIZATION

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USE OF MILL TESTS FOR MILLING OPTIMIZATION

• HAROLD S. BIRKETT

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MILL TEST METHOD

• COLLECT CANE GOING INTO MILL
• COLLECT BAGASSE OUT OF EACH MILL
• ANALYZE SAMPLES FOR
• MOISTURE (DRY)
• POL (BLENDER)
• FIBER (BLENDER, WASH, DRY)

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MILL TEST METHOD

• PLOT MOISTURE CURVE
• CALCULATE POL EXTRACTION AS

POL FIBER INTO MILL POL FIBER OUT MILL X
100 POL FIBER INTO MILL
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BRIX CURVE
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MOISTURE CURVE
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EXTRACTION CURVE
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BRIX CURVE
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MOISTURE CURVE
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EXTRACTION CURVE
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BRIX CURVE
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MOISTURE CURVE
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EXTRACTION CURVE
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