Hydraulic debarker

A hydraulic debarker is a machine removing bark from wooden logs by the use of water under a pressure of 700 kilopascals (100 pounds per square inch) or greater.[1] Hydraulic debarking can reduce soil and rock content of bark, but may increase the water content. Debarking water may be recycled after effective settling, but suspended solids may increase wear on high-pressure pumps. Hydraulic debarking has declined where water quality problems have arisen.[2]

  1. ^ 40CFR429.11(a) Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2012-09-13
  2. ^ "Western Juniper Debarking Project" (PDF). Oregon State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2012-09-14.