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USE OF MILL TESTS FOR MILLING OPTIMIZATION. HAROLD S. BIRKETT. 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). MILL TEST METHOD. PLOT MOISTURE CURVE
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USE OF MILL TESTS FOR MILLING OPTIMIZATION HAROLD S. BIRKETT
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)
MILL TEST METHOD • PLOT MOISTURE CURVE • CALCULATE POL EXTRACTION AS: POL % FIBER INTO MILL – POL % FIBER OUT MILL X 100 POL % FIBER INTO MILL