WHAT IS A VIBRATING SCREEN

A machine tool to separate aggregates by particle size by means of an exciting force applied to the machine causing it to vibrate.

IT IS A MACHINE USED TO:

Separate aggregates Wash aggregates

HOW DOES IT SEPARATE ?

It agitates the material causing the material to stratify allowing the smaller material to fall through the openings of the screening surface.

HOW DOES IT WASH?

By adding water during the agitation process.

PLANTS HANDLING CEMENT, AGGREGATE AND OTHER MATERIAL IN THE MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING INDUSTRY OFTEN REQUIRE THE SIZING OF MATERIAL FOR PROCESS REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS PERFORMED BY A SCREEN.

IN CONVENTIONAL CRUSHING PLANTS SCREENS PERFORM DIFFERENT DUTIES:

1. PRIMARY SCREEN: REMOVES UNDERSIZE AHEAD OF CRUSHER.

2.SECONDARY SCREEN: REMAINS IN CLOSED CIRCUIT WITH CRUSHER

3. TERTIARY SCREEN: PERFORMS THE FINAL PRODUCT SCREENING

PURPOSE OF SCREENING
THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF PURPOSES OF SCREENING, THE MAIN PURPOSES IN THE MINERAL INDUSTRY ARE: 1. TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF UNDERSIZE INTO CRUSHERS THEREBY INCREASING THEIR CAPACITY & EFFICIENCY. 2. TO PREVENT OVERSIZE MATERIAL FROM PASSING TO THE NEXT STAGE IN CLOSED-CIRCUIT FINE CRUSHING AND GRINDING OPERATIONS.

SCREEN MACHINE Screen Machine is used to effect the separation of particles into various sizes. This separation is carried out in a VIBRATING SCREEN MACHINE. VIBRATOR ASSEMBLY TOP DECK BOTTOM DECK

SIDE PLATE BU FRAME

SCREENING MEANS SEPARATION BASED ON THE SIZE OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES.

SEPARATION should ideally mean all the particles smaller than the separation size pass through the deck, while all the particles larger than the separation size should pass over the deck. But actually particles slightly smaller than the separation size have difficulty in passing through the screen element.

UNDERSIZE: Material presented to the screen deck, smaller than the deck opening. OVERSIZE: Material presented to the screen deck, larger than the deck opening.

DECK: Media separating particles based on size. SCREEN SIZE: Defined by its width b/w side plates and length. CRITICAL SIZE: It is 70% - 100% of the aperture size.

FEED CURVE SHOWING NEAR MESH SIZE

* CRITICAL SIZE IN FEED 70-100% of hole size

EFFICIENCY: Ratio of the percentage of undersize in the feed which passes through to the percentage of undersize which should pass through = (Actual throughput) / (Theoretical throughput)

SCREENING PROCESS
SCREENING COMPRISES THE PHYSICAL SEPARATION OF MATERIALS ACCORDING TO THEIR PARTICLE SIZE. IN COMMERCIAL SIZING OR SCREENING TWO BASIC PROCESS TAKE PLACE:

1) STRATIFICATION:
THE PROCESS WHEREBY LARGER SIZE PARTICLES RISE TO THE TOP OF THE BED OF MATERIAL BEING SHAKEN OR VIBRATED, WHILE THE SMALLER SIZE PARTICLES SIFT THROUGH THE VOID AND FIND THEIR WAY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BED.

FACTORS AFFECTING STRATIFICATION

- DEPTH OF BED

- RATE OF TRAVEL

- STROKE CHARACTERISTICS

SCREENING PROCESS
2) SEPARATION: THE PROCESS OF PARTICLES PRESENTING THEMSELVES TO APERTURES AND BEING REJECTED IF LARGER THAN THE OPENING OR PASSED THROUGH IF SMALLER.

O-A : STRATIFICATION A-B: SEPARATION (~ 90%) B-C: REST OF SEPARATION

FACTORS AFFECTING SCREENING PROCESS

FEED CHARACTERISTICS MACHINE FACTORS MEDIA FACTORS

FACTORS AFFECTING SCREENING PROCESS

FEED CHARACTERISTICS :
- UNDERSIZE CONTENT - CRITICAL PARTICLE CONTENT - FEED RATE (BED THICKNESS) - MOISTURE CONTENT - PARTICLE SHAPE

FACTORS AFFECTING SCREENING PROCESS

MACHINE FACTORS :
- TYPE OF DUTY - STROKE / AMPLITUDE - RPM - TYPE OF MOTION - INCLINATION - LENGTH & WIDTH

FACTORS AFFECTING SCREENING PROCESS

DECK FACTORS

- DECK TYPE - DECK MATERIAL - APERTURE SIZE & SHAPE - OPEN AREA - DECK FIXING
EXTRANEOUS FACTORS

- FEEDING SYSTEM - SPACE CONSTRAINTS

EFFECT OF MOISTURE CONTENT IN FEED

S C R E E N I N G A B IL IT Y PERCENTAGE OF MOISTURE

TYPE OF SCREEN MACHINES BASED ON TYPE OF MOTION: 1. CIRCLE THROW - APPLICATION 2. STRAIGHT LINE MOTION - APPLICATION

SCREEN STROKES

CIRCULAR MOTION SCREENS

LINEAR MOTION SCREEN

BUCKER UP FRAME