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TanmayTega
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SelectingScreenSizeandOpenArea
Needhelponhowtofindoutscreeningefficiencyandhowitcanberelatedtoscreensize
selectionwithrespecttoscreenefficiencyfactor.Whatarethefactorsthatweshouldconsiderfor
findingouttheoverallscreeningareaofascreendeck.
WhataretheotherprominentscreeningmodelapartfromKarramodel.

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5thOctober2013, 1:47

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GeorgeBaker
VicePresidentCorporateCommunications

AssinckLtd.[eDir]

Screenefficiencyfactors

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FORPropervibratingscreensizingtodetermine:widthxlengthxnumberofdecksxEFFICIENCY
factor.YouneedtogetyourhandsontheVSMAhandbook.Inthathandbookislocatedthe
VIBRATINGSCREENSIZINGFORMULAwhichALLvibratingscreenmanufacturersusetypicallywith
veryslightmodificationstotheirownformulastoeitherbemoreconservativeonTPHorless
conservativeinTPH.Moreconservative=moresafetyfactor=abiggerscreenneededandless
conservative=smallerscreenneeded....andlessdollars.
SELECTIONOFSCREENSIZEANDTYPE:
applyingscreeningareaformula
aseparatecalaculationisrequiredforeachdeckofamultipledeckscreen,butthesameformula
isusedineachdeckcalculation.
SCREENINGAREA=U
______________________________________=SQUAREFEET
AXBXCXDXEXFXGXHXJ
U=UNDERSIZE:AmountinstphOFMATERIALINTHEFEEDTOTHEDECKTHATISSMALLERTHAN
ASPECIFIEDAPERTUREOROPENING
DIVIDEDBY:
FACTORU:(UNDERSIZE)thismeanstheamountofSTPHofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthat
issmallerthanaspecifiedaperture.
FACTORA:(BASICCAPACITY):thismeansapredeterminedrateofmaterialinSTPHthrougha
squarefootofaspecifiedopeningwhenthefeedtothedeckcontains25%oversize(factorB)and
40%halfsize(factorC)
FACTORB:(OVERSIZE):Actual%ofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatislargerthana
specifiedaperture.(thiswilladjustFACTORA)tosuittheconditions
FACTORC:(HALFSIZE):Actual%ofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatisonehalfthesizeofa
specifiedaperture.(AlsoadjustFactorA)
FACTORD:(DECKLOCATION):appliesformultipledeckscreeners.Totalscreeningareais
availableforthetopdeckseparation.timedelayformaterialtopassthetopdeckandthe2nd
deckorthe3rddeckleavesLESSeffectiveopenareaavailable.Thisfactorisexpressedina
percentofthetopdeckeffectivearea.
FACTORE:(WETSCREENING)ifawetscreen,thisfactorapplieswhenwaterissprayedonthe
materialasitmovesdownthescreeningdeck.Generally,about5to7GPM(gallonsperminute)
areusedpereachSTPHofsolidsfedtothescreen.thevolumeofwaterrequiredshouldbe
suppliedsothataportioniscombinedwiththesolidsintoafeedboxtoprepareaSLURRYFEED
tothescreen.thebalanceofwaterisaddedthroughaseriesofspraybarslocatedoverthe
screeningdeck.
FACTORF:(MATERIALWEIGHT):iftheweightofthematerialisNOT100LBSperCUFTbulk
density...whichequalstheAfactor.usethisformulaLBSpercufootofactualmaterialdividedby
100.andinsertthisnumberintoformula.
FACTORG:(SCREENSURFACEMEDIATYPEOPENAREA):Appileswhenopenareaofscreening
surfaceislessthantheopenareashowninFACTORA,capacitychart.FACTORG=
%openareaofscreensurfacebeingusedDIVIDEDBY%ofopenareaindicatedinthecapacity
chart
FACTORH:(SHAPEOFTHEOPENING):Applieswhenrectangularopeningsareused.Slottedor
oblaongopeningswillinfact,PASSmorematerialpersquarefootthanasquareopg.
FACTORJ:(EFFICIENCY):ApplieswhentheobjectiveorrequiredscreeningEFFICIENCYislessthan
thestandardAFACTOR,whichis95%EFFICIENCY.Forexample:ifscalping,youdonotneedtobe
95%efficient,morelike85%ifcompletelyacceptable.lessefficiency=smallerscreenneeded.
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SCREENEFFICIENCY:youmustdoublechecktheBEDDEPTHFACTORS....MOSTMOSTCRITICAL
afterarrivingatthewidthvslengthneededfromtheforumulaabove.
HOPINGTHISHELPS..IFMOREQUESTIONS,LETerRIP.GeorgeBakerMODERATOR.
(ItriedtocopymyVSMAFORMULAandmyscannerwasnotcooperating...........so,Itypedall
this....painful)

Needhelponhowtofindoutscreeningefficiencyandhowitcanberelatedtoscreensize
selectionwithrespecttoscreenefficiencyfactor.Whatarethefactorsthatweshouldconsiderfor
findingouttheoverallscreeningareaofascreendeck.
WhataretheotherprominentscreeningmodelapartfromKarramodel.[/QUOTE]

BestRegards,
GeorgeBaker
RegionalSalesMgrCanada
TELSMITHInc
Mequon,Wisconsin
15192426664Cell
E:(work)gbaker@telsmith.com
E:(home)gggman353@gmail.com
website:www.telsmith.com
Manufacturerofportable,modularandstationarymineralprocessingequipmentfortheaggregate
andminingindustries.

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5thOctober2013, 1:50

#3

GeorgeBaker
VicePresidentCorporateCommunications

AssinckLtd.[eDir]

Aggflowsoftware
ONELASTPOINT:ifyoubuytheAGGFLOWSIZINGPROGRAMfromBEDROCKRESOURCES.COMitis
allcontainedinthatsoftwaretosizescreensandcrushers.oryoucanjustordertheVSMA
HANDBOOKonline....forstrictlyscreeningformulasandtroubleshooting.GEORGEBAKER.
....................
FORPropervibratingscreensizingtodetermine:widthxlengthxnumberofdecksxEFFICIENCY
factor.YouneedtogetyourhandsontheVSMAhandbook.Inthathandbookislocatedthe
VIBRATINGSCREENSIZINGFORMULAwhichALLvibratingscreenmanufacturersusetypicallywith
veryslightmodificationstotheirownformulastoeitherbemoreconservativeonTPHorless
conservativeinTPH.Moreconservative=moresafetyfactor=abiggerscreenneededandless
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conservative=smallerscreenneeded....andlessdollars.
SELECTIONOFSCREENSIZEANDTYPE:
applyingscreeningareaformula
aseparatecalaculationisrequiredforeachdeckofamultipledeckscreen,butthesameformula
isusedineachdeckcalculation.
SCREENINGAREA=U
______________________________________=SQUAREFEET
AXBXCXDXEXFXGXHXJ
U=UNDERSIZE:AmountinstphOFMATERIALINTHEFEEDTOTHEDECKTHATISSMALLERTHAN
ASPECIFIEDAPERTUREOROPENING
DIVIDEDBY:
FACTORU:(UNDERSIZE)thismeanstheamountofSTPHofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthat
issmallerthanaspecifiedaperture.
FACTORA:(BASICCAPACITY):thismeansapredeterminedrateofmaterialinSTPHthrougha
squarefootofaspecifiedopeningwhenthefeedtothedeckcontains25%oversize(factorB)and
40%halfsize(factorC)
FACTORB:(OVERSIZE):Actual%ofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatislargerthana
specifiedaperture.(thiswilladjustFACTORA)tosuittheconditions
FACTORC:(HALFSIZE):Actual%ofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatisonehalfthesizeofa
specifiedaperture.(AlsoadjustFactorA)
FACTORD:(DECKLOCATION):appliesformultipledeckscreeners.Totalscreeningareais
availableforthetopdeckseparation.timedelayformaterialtopassthetopdeckandthe2nd
deckorthe3rddeckleavesLESSeffectiveopenareaavailable.Thisfactorisexpressedina
percentofthetopdeckeffectivearea.
FACTORE:(WETSCREENING)ifawetscreen,thisfactorapplieswhenwaterissprayedonthe
materialasitmovesdownthescreeningdeck.Generally,about5to7GPM(gallonsperminute)
areusedpereachSTPHofsolidsfedtothescreen.thevolumeofwaterrequiredshouldbe
suppliedsothataportioniscombinedwiththesolidsintoafeedboxtoprepareaSLURRYFEED
tothescreen.thebalanceofwaterisaddedthroughaseriesofspraybarslocatedoverthe
screeningdeck.
FACTORF:(MATERIALWEIGHT):iftheweightofthematerialisNOT100LBSperCUFTbulk
density...whichequalstheAfactor.usethisformulaLBSpercufootofactualmaterialdividedby
100.andinsertthisnumberintoformula.
FACTORG:(SCREENSURFACEMEDIATYPEOPENAREA):Appileswhenopenareaofscreening
surfaceislessthantheopenareashowninFACTORA,capacitychart.FACTORG=
%openareaofscreensurfacebeingusedDIVIDEDBY%ofopenareaindicatedinthecapacity
chart
FACTORH:(SHAPEOFTHEOPENING):Applieswhenrectangularopeningsareused.Slottedor
oblaongopeningswillinfact,PASSmorematerialpersquarefootthanasquareopg.
FACTORJ:(EFFICIENCY):ApplieswhentheobjectiveorrequiredscreeningEFFICIENCYislessthan
thestandardAFACTOR,whichis95%EFFICIENCY.Forexample:ifscalping,youdonotneedtobe
95%efficient,morelike85%ifcompletelyacceptable.lessefficiency=smallerscreenneeded.
SCREENEFFICIENCY:youmustdoublechecktheBEDDEPTHFACTORS....MOSTMOSTCRITICAL
afterarrivingatthewidthvslengthneededfromtheforumulaabove.

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HOPINGTHISHELPS..IFMOREQUESTIONS,LETerRIP.GeorgeBakerMODERATOR.
(ItriedtocopymyVSMAFORMULAandmyscannerwasnotcooperating...........so,Itypedall
this....painful)

Needhelponhowtofindoutscreeningefficiencyandhowitcanberelatedtoscreensize
selectionwithrespecttoscreenefficiencyfactor.Whatarethefactorsthatweshouldconsiderfor
findingouttheoverallscreeningareaofascreendeck.
WhataretheotherprominentscreeningmodelapartfromKarramodel.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

BestRegards,
GeorgeBaker
RegionalSalesMgrCanada
TELSMITHInc
Mequon,Wisconsin
15192426664Cell
E:(work)gbaker@telsmith.com
E:(home)gggman353@gmail.com
website:www.telsmith.com
Manufacturerofportable,modularandstationarymineralprocessingequipmentfortheaggregate
andminingindustries.

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5thOctober2013, 2:48

#4

GeorgeBaker
VicePresidentCorporateCommunications

AssinckLtd.[eDir]

VSMAScreenSizingFormulaSCANNED......
FINALLYgotmyscannerworking:herearethepagesfromVSMA.

OriginallyPostedbyGeorgeBaker

ONELASTPOINT:ifyoubuytheAGGFLOWSIZINGPROGRAMfromBEDROCKRESOURCES.COMitis
allcontainedinthatsoftwaretosizescreensandcrushers.oryoucanjustordertheVSMA
HANDBOOKonline....forstrictlyscreeningformulasandtroubleshooting.GEORGEBAKER.
....................
FORPropervibratingscreensizingtodetermine:widthxlengthxnumberofdecksxEFFICIENCY
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factor.YouneedtogetyourhandsontheVSMAhandbook.Inthathandbookislocatedthe
VIBRATINGSCREENSIZINGFORMULAwhichALLvibratingscreenmanufacturersusetypicallywith
veryslightmodificationstotheirownformulastoeitherbemoreconservativeonTPHorless
conservativeinTPH.Moreconservative=moresafetyfactor=abiggerscreenneededandless
conservative=smallerscreenneeded....andlessdollars.
SELECTIONOFSCREENSIZEANDTYPE:
applyingscreeningareaformula
aseparatecalaculationisrequiredforeachdeckofamultipledeckscreen,butthesameformulais
usedineachdeckcalculation.
SCREENINGAREA=U
______________________________________=SQUAREFEET
AXBXCXDXEXFXGXHXJ
U=UNDERSIZE:AmountinstphOFMATERIALINTHEFEEDTOTHEDECKTHATISSMALLER
THANASPECIFIEDAPERTUREOROPENING
DIVIDEDBY:
FACTORU:(UNDERSIZE)thismeanstheamountofSTPHofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatis
smallerthanaspecifiedaperture.
FACTORA:(BASICCAPACITY):thismeansapredeterminedrateofmaterialinSTPHthrougha
squarefootofaspecifiedopeningwhenthefeedtothedeckcontains25%oversize(factorB)and
40%halfsize(factorC)
FACTORB:(OVERSIZE):Actual%ofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatislargerthanaspecified
aperture.(thiswilladjustFACTORA)tosuittheconditions
FACTORC:(HALFSIZE):Actual%ofmaterialinthefeedtothedeckthatisonehalfthesizeofa
specifiedaperture.(AlsoadjustFactorA)
FACTORD:(DECKLOCATION):appliesformultipledeckscreeners.Totalscreeningareaisavailable
forthetopdeckseparation.timedelayformaterialtopassthetopdeckandthe2nddeckorthe3rd
deckleavesLESSeffectiveopenareaavailable.Thisfactorisexpressedinapercentofthetopdeck
effectivearea.
FACTORE:(WETSCREENING)ifawetscreen,thisfactorapplieswhenwaterissprayedonthe
materialasitmovesdownthescreeningdeck.Generally,about5to7GPM(gallonsperminute)are
usedpereachSTPHofsolidsfedtothescreen.thevolumeofwaterrequiredshouldbesuppliedso
thataportioniscombinedwiththesolidsintoafeedboxtoprepareaSLURRYFEEDtothescreen.
thebalanceofwaterisaddedthroughaseriesofspraybarslocatedoverthescreeningdeck.
FACTORF:(MATERIALWEIGHT):iftheweightofthematerialisNOT100LBSperCUFTbulk
density...whichequalstheAfactor.usethisformulaLBSpercufootofactualmaterialdividedby100
.andinsertthisnumberintoformula.
FACTORG:(SCREENSURFACEMEDIATYPEOPENAREA):Appileswhenopenareaofscreening
surfaceislessthantheopenareashowninFACTORA,capacitychart.FACTORG=
%openareaofscreensurfacebeingusedDIVIDEDBY%ofopenareaindicatedinthecapacity
chart
FACTORH:(SHAPEOFTHEOPENING):Applieswhenrectangularopeningsareused.Slottedor
oblaongopeningswillinfact,PASSmorematerialpersquarefootthanasquareopg.
FACTORJ:(EFFICIENCY):ApplieswhentheobjectiveorrequiredscreeningEFFICIENCYislessthan
thestandardAFACTOR,whichis95%EFFICIENCY.Forexample:ifscalping,youdonotneedtobe
95%efficient,morelike85%ifcompletelyacceptable.lessefficiency=smallerscreenneeded.
SCREENEFFICIENCY:youmustdoublechecktheBEDDEPTHFACTORS....MOSTMOSTCRITICAL
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afterarrivingatthewidthvslengthneededfromtheforumulaabove.
HOPINGTHISHELPS..IFMOREQUESTIONS,LETerRIP.GeorgeBakerMODERATOR.
(ItriedtocopymyVSMAFORMULAandmyscannerwasnotcooperating...........so,Itypedallthis
....painful)

Needhelponhowtofindoutscreeningefficiencyandhowitcanberelatedtoscreensizeselection
withrespecttoscreenefficiencyfactor.Whatarethefactorsthatweshouldconsiderforfindingout
theoverallscreeningareaofascreendeck.
WhataretheotherprominentscreeningmodelapartfromKarramodel.

[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

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BestRegards,
GeorgeBaker
RegionalSalesMgrCanada
TELSMITHInc
Mequon,Wisconsin
15192426664Cell
E:(work)gbaker@telsmith.com
E:(home)gggman353@gmail.com
website:www.telsmith.com
Manufacturerofportable,modularandstationarymineralprocessingequipmentfortheaggregate
andminingindustries.
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#5

16thOctober2013, 12:45

StevieStevenson
Engineer

SvensonConsultants

Heretohelp!
OriginallyPostedbytanmay_tega

Needhelponhowtofindoutscreeningefficiencyandhowitcanberelatedtoscreensizeselection
withrespecttoscreenefficiencyfactor.Whatarethefactorsthatweshouldconsiderforfindingout
theoverallscreeningareaofascreendeck.
WhataretheotherprominentscreeningmodelapartfromKarramodel.

Ifyouwanttosendthroughyourapplicationdetailsthenwecantellyouwhatefficiencyyou
shouldbeabletoachieveonthesizeofmachineyouhave.
Ifyoucansend:
TPH
Material(Sand/Coaletc)
BulkDensity(t/m3)
CutSizeeachdeck(mm)
TypeofDeck(Wire/P.Uetc)
Inclined/Horizontal
Wet/Dry
FeedGrading(%passing)
Manythanks.

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