Pulp fan

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Pulp fan

About the sound

Fans make out a large part of the paper mill’s soundscape. This Swedish made paper pulp fan, used to control the level of moist in the paper making process, works at 2600 rpm and at a maximum heat of 100 degrees Celsius.
Recorded at Bravikens paper mill in Norrköping, Sweden

Machine type: Fan
Model number: HDCB-040-16-1-1-X
Rpm: 2600

dB: 107

Sound recordist: Torsten Nilsson
Photographer: Torsten Nilsson
Video recordist: Torsten Nilsson

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