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What is the working principle of hammer mill?

(a) Impact

(b) Compression

(c) Shear

(d) Tear

The question was asked in semester exam.

Query is from Size Reduction in chapter Size Reduction of Food Processing Unit Operations

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Right choice is (a) Impact

To explain: A hammer mill is a mill which is used to shred or crush larger material into smaller pieces by the repeated blows of little hammers. It creates impact force.

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