For a screener, is the screening throughput necessarily linked to the screening area? What will be the maximum flow rate (m3/h) possible?
Hello,
It's a very interesting question.
You have to look at several factors:
1 - The approach to your product, size, density, humidity, shape, above all do not neglect the apparent and real density
2- following this first analysis, you have to look at the type of material compatible between the grids and your product. for example, polyurethane will not be used with hydrocarbon-laden products. This determination is very important in relation to your question because it gives an important parameter which is the permeability of the grid, and therefore its power of passage or screening.
3- The most widespread separation technology is vibration, but there are several technologies within this family with different vibration trajectories. There may also be trommel, or static grid. Here again you have to see what is compatible or not with your product (we are not talking about price yet). once the technology has been stopped, we will be able to correct the previous factor, which we call: passing per square meter, in order to adjust the surface.
Thus a product will need 5m² of surface to be screened if we use a circular vibrating screen and rubber grids, and for the same product we will need only 2m² with stainless steel grids on a high energy screen.
we can then start talking about price-congestion-time etc....
For a screener, is the screening throughput necessarily linked to the screening area? What will be the maximum flow rate (m3/h) possible?