fluid-energy mill
fluid-energy mill
[¦flü·əd ′en·ər·jē ‚mil] (engineering)
A size-reduction unit in which grinding is achieved by collision between the particles being ground and the energy supplied by a compressed fluid entering the grinding chamber at high speed. Also known as jet mill.
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