A method of beating a raw material in a refiner, comprising:
- providing the refiner including
- a main body,
- a rotation shaft provided inside the main body,
- a rotor attached to the rotation shaft and having a mountain shape in which a center is high, the rotor having first and second opening portions, both ends of which are open, and a space therein,
- a stator provided in the main body to oppose the rotor,
- a rotor beating portion provided on a surface of the rotor except for a center of the rotor in a longitudinal direction,
- a stator beating portion provided on a surface of the stator, the stator beating portion opposing the rotor beating portion,
- a first raw material supply portion provided in the main body to supply a raw material from a side of the first opening portion,
- a second raw material supply portion provided in the main body to supply the raw material from a side of the second opening portion, and
- a raw material discharge portion for discharging the raw material beaten to an outside of the main body,
- wherein the rotor beating portion includes a first rotor beating portion provided on a surface thereof and a second rotor beating portion provided on the surface thereof,
- the first rotor beating portion comprises a bar, another bar, a groove between the bar and the another bar of the first rotor beating portion, and a plurality of through-holes penetrating through the first rotor beating portion, the bar and another bar crossing the plurality of through-holes,
- the second rotor beating portion comprises a bar, another bar, a groove between the bar and the another bar of the second rotor beating portion, and a plurality of through-holes penetrating through the second rotor beating portion, the bar and another bar crossing the plurality of through-holes,
- the stator beating portion includes a first stator beating portion provided on a surface thereof and a second stator beating portion provided on the surface thereof,
- the first stator beating portion comprises a bar, another bar, a groove between the bar and the another bar of the first stator beating portion, and a plurality of through-holes penetrating through the first stator beating portion, the bar and another bar crossing the plurality of through-holes,
- the second stator beating portion comprises a bar, another bar, a groove between the bar and the another bar of the second stator beating portion, and a plurality of through-holes penetrating through the second stator beating portion, the bar and another bar crossing the plurality of through-holes,
- the bar of the first rotor beating portion is inclined such that the raw material is guided from a small diameter side of the first rotor beating portion to a large diameter side of the first rotor beating portion,
- the bar of the second rotor beating portion is inclined such that the raw material is guided from a small diameter side of the second rotor beating portion to a large diameter side of the second rotor beating portion,
- a central opening portion is formed at a central portion of the stator beating portion,
- wherein the raw material from the first raw material supply portion approaches end portions of the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion on a side close to the first raw material supply portion, and the first opening portion,
- the raw material from the second raw material supply portion approaches end portions of the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion on a side close to the second raw material supply portion, and the second opening portion,
- the end portions of the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion on a side far from the first raw material supply portion face the central opening portion,
- the end portions of the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion on a side far from the second raw material supply portion face the central opening portion, and
- the plurality of through-holes of the first stator beating portion, the plurality of through-holes of the second stator beating portion, and the central opening portion communicate with the raw material discharge portion,
- beating a portion of the raw material guided to the first opening portion of the rotor and the space of the rotor is beaten by passing through the plurality of through-holes of the first rotor beating portion and the plurality of through-holes of the first stator beating portion thereby producing a beaten raw material (A),
- discharging the beaten raw material (A) to an outside of the first stator beating portion from the plurality of through-holes of the first stator beating portion,
- beating a portion of the raw material guided to the second opening portion of the rotor and the space of the rotor by passing through the plurality of through-holes of the second rotor beating portion and the plurality of through-holes of the second stator beating portion thereby producing a beaten raw material (B),
- discharging the beaten raw material (B) to an outside of the second stator beating portion from the plurality of through-holes of the second stator beating portion,
- beating a portion of the raw material guided to the first opening portion of the rotor and the space of the rotor passing through the plurality of through-holes of the first rotor beating portion on a side close to the large diameter side of the first rotor beating portion by passing through a gap between the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion thereby producing a beaten raw material (C),
- discharging the beaten raw material (C) to an outside of the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion through the central opening portion from the end portions of the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion on the side far from the first raw material supply portion,
- beating a portion of the raw material guided to the second opening portion of the rotor and the space of the rotor passing through the plurality of through-holes of the second rotor beating portion on a side close to the large diameter side of the second rotor by passing through a gap between the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion thereby producing a beaten raw material (D),
- discharging the beaten raw material (D) to an outside of the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion through the central opening portion from the end portions of the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion on the side far from the second raw material supply portion,
- beating the raw material guided to between the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion on the small diameter side corresponding to the end portions on the side close to the first raw material supply portion by passing through the first stator beating portion and the first rotor beating portion thereby producing a beaten raw material (E),
- discharging the beaten raw material (E) to an outside of the first stator beating portion through the plurality of through-holes of the first stator beating portion,
- beating the raw material guided to between the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion on the small diameter side corresponding to the end portions on the side close to the second raw material supply portion by passing through the second stator beating portion and the second rotor beating portion thereby producing a beaten raw material (F), and
- discharging the beaten raw material (F) to an outside of the second stator beating portion from the plurality of second′ through-holes of the second stator beating portion.