PELAYO, JONH VINCENT D.

SA2
CHE 3121 | 8:30-11:30; 1:30-6:00 WTH | 3496

Activity 1: Wet Screening vs. Dry Screening

Wet screening and dry screening are both used in the industry. Mention at least 3
uses of wet screening and at least 3 uses of dry screening in the industry. Give a brief
explanation why dry/wet screening is preferred for that specific purpose.

Wet screening

The addition of water to a screen to increase its capacity and improve its sizing
efficiency. Water may be introduced either by adding it to the feed stock or by
spraying it over the material on the screen deck.

1. Mining Industries - Separation

The screening decks are using vibrational energy to separate precious
minerals. There are chunks of dirt and clay on the deck bottom. Some of these
aperture-clogging chunks cannot pass through the screens, no matter how
much oscillating motion is applied. Wet screening systems add water to the
mix. Incidentally, dry screening lines produce large clouds of floating dust. A
water separation system does not allow dust to fry flee and choke the
equipment.
2. Steel plant industries – Cooling and sizing
Steel plant might use vibrating screens to ensure a plentiful supply of sized coke
for its furnaces in addition to raw-water intake screens to protect the pumps it
uses in its cooling processes.
3. Coal industries - Dewatering
Dewatering screens, where these screens dewater material and sludge and
produce bulk material which can be transported with standard means. They
are also used to recover solid particles from liquids, muds or sludges.

Dry Screening

The process of screening solid materials without the assist of water.

1. Scalping
Scalping Screens are high capacity, shaft-based machines with spacers
separating individual discs down the length of the shaft. The intent is to let the
majority of chips pass quickly between the discs, sliding between discs and
over the round surface of the spacers.
2. Dry sizing
After crushing the material, it can pass through screens with openings or slots
that continue to become smaller and to make a final separation to produce
saleable products based on a grade or a size range.
3. Sand Deposit separation
Dry screening is more effective than wet screening in dealing with sandy
deposits since it allows for a more efficient recovery of finds.