Grinding performance and physical properties of wheat …
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the hammer mill used for grinding biomass in this work. Hammer mills reduce particle size of solid materials by shear and impact action. The hammer mill used in this study consisted of 22 swinging hammers, attached to a shaft powered by a 1.5 kW electric motor. The shaft rotated at a speed of 60 r s −1.Perforated metal screens covering the discharge opening ...