Mill (grinding)

A grinding mill is a unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces. There are many different types of grinding mills and many types of materials processed in them.

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Historically mills were powered by hand (mortar and pestle), wind (windmills) or water (watermill). Today they are also powered by electrical power.

Related Topics:
Mortar and pestle - Windmills - Watermill

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