SCREENING

1. The mesh number of a screen denotes the number of openings per linear inch of
screen.
2. Materials which remain on a screen surface are called oversize.
3. The Tyler Standard screen series is characterized by twice the area ratio between
successive screens.
4. The ratio of the clear opening corresponding to a mesh size in the Tyler Standard
screen series to that of the next screen is sqrt(2).
5. The Cumulative Screen Analysis for determining the surface area of
particles is more precise than the differential screen analysis because of the
assumption that all particles in a single fraction are equal in size is not needed.
6. Increas ing the capacity of a screen decreases the screen effectiveness.
7. Size measurement of ultrafine particles can be best expressed in terms of
surface area per unit mass.
8. Trommels separate a mixture of particles depending on their size.
9. Screen capacity is expressed in terms of tons/h-ft2.
10. The material passing one screening surface and retained on a subsequent surface is
called intermediate material.
11. The minimum clear space between the edges of the opening in the screening surface
and is usually given in inches or millimeters. aperture
12. The screen used in making size separation smaller than 4-mesh and larger than 48-
mesh. vibrating screen
13. When the object is to recover an oversize product from the screen, efficiency may be
expressed as ratio of the amount of oversize obtained to the amount of true oversize.
14. The wire diameter of a 14-mesh screen (Tyler Standard) is 0.025 in.
15. Box-like machines, either round or square with a series of screen clothes nested atop
one another. Gyratory screen
16. The removal of a small amount of oversize from a feed which are predominantly fines
is called scalping.
17. Removal of free water from a solids-water mixture and is generally limited to 4 mesh
and above. Dewatering
18. Making a size separation smaller than 48-mesh is called ultrafine separation.
19. Another name for revolving screen is trommel screen.