Throughput Variables for Rotary Extrusion Macerators
ABSTRACT IN the production of green plant juice protein concen-trate, the rapid separation of juice and fiber is con-tingent upon extensive plant cell rupture. High capacity cell maceration of green plants is most efficiently ac-complished by an internal roller causing radial extrusion of plant material through orifices in a rotating die ring. The capacity of a rotary extrusion macerator is a func-tion of the die ring width, diameter, orifice size, surface speed, roller clearance, and the ratio of the die ring diameter to the roller diameter. The inter-relation of these factors to throughput capacity is presented in nomographs.