Method of reporting screen analysis:

Mesh % retained % passing

+8 0 0
-8+10 3 100
-10+14 14 97
-14+20 25 83
-20+28 20 58
-28+35 14 38
-35+48 9 24
-48+65 6 15
-65+100 4 9
-100+150 3 5
-150+200 2 2
-200 0 0
100
No fraction in +8 and -200
The customary manner of reporting screen analysis is shown in the table below:
Cumulative
Aperture Avg. size of Mass
Tyler Mesh mass fraction
(m.m) particles fraction
passing
(m.m) retained
through
Minus Plus
- 8 - 2.362 2.362 0 -
8 10 2.362 1.651 2.0065 0.03 1
10 14 1.651 1.168 1.4095 0.14 0.97
14 20 1.168 0.833 1.0005 0.25 0.83
20 28 0.833 0.589 0.711 0.2 0.58
28 35 0.589 0.417 0.503 0.14 0.38
35 48 0.417 0.295 0.356 0.09 0.24
48 65 0.295 0.208 0.2515 0.06 0.15
65 100 0.208 0.147 0.1775 0.04 0.09
100 150 0.147 0.104 0.1255 0.03 0.05
150 200 0.104 0.074 0.089 0.02 0.02
200 - 0.074 - 0.074 0 0
This data may be represented graphically by several methods. The resulting curves are valuable
primarily as pictures of size distribution of the mixture of particles. Figure 1 shows the
fractional plot of mass fraction retained on each screen versus average screen aperture i.e.
average particle diameter. Figure 2 shows cumulative plot of mass fraction passing through
each screen versus the particular screen aperture.

Plots like Figure 1 give different curves for different screen intervals (for e.g. - BSS, ASTM,
TYLER) and are therefore specific to the particular screen series. This limitations doesn’t apply
to the plots of cumulative data like Figure 2, which give the same value regardless of screen
intervals.
Ordinary rectangular co-ordinate plots crowd many points in the small size range into a narrow
section of the curve. A better picture is obtained with the logarithm of the average size or screen
aperture shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4.

Still further use can be made of a plot of the logarithm of mass fraction retained on a screen
against the arithmetic average of diameter or aperture of the screen shown in Figure 5.

Experimental results indicate that such a plot gives a straight line relation for the small sizes of
the crushed material when all the particles are of the same basic crystal structure. The straight
line is valid in the size range below 200 mesh. The extrapolation of the straight line will give
approximate quantities of the material in each small size range. This extrapolation must be
stopped when the total quantity through the -200 mesh fraction is obtained by a cumulation of
the small fraction. The extrapolation is valid only if the same screen size interval is maintained
in the small sizes.
Example:1:
Powder coal with the screen analysis given below as feed is fed to a vibrating 48 mesh screen
to remove the undersize fine materials. When the screen was new the oversize and undersize
screen analysis were as listed under column headed as new. After 3 months operation the
analysis are headed as old. What is the effectiveness of industrial 48 mesh screen, a) when new
and b) when old?

oversize Undersize
Mesh Feed
new old new Old
-3+4 0.010 0.012 0.014 - -
-4+6 0.022 0.027 0.031 - -
-6+8 0.063 0.078 0.088 - -
-8+10 0.081 0.100 0.112 - -
-10+14 0.102 0.126 0.142 - -
-14+20 0.165 0.204 0.229 - -
-20+28 0.131 0.162 0.182 - -
-28+35 0.101 0.125 0.104 - 0.093
-35+48 0.095 0.117 0.065 - 0.171
-48+65 0.070 0.029 0.025 0.246 0.186
-65+100 0.047 0.015 0.008 0.183 0.146
-100+150 0.031 0.005 - 0.141 0.111
-150+200 0.020 - - 0.105 0.071
-200 0.062 - - 0.325 0.222
Total 1 1 1 1 1

[Note: Since the objective of screening is to remove the fine material, undersize from which
will contain most of the fine material is the reject and the oversize material from the screen is
the product. Here, 48 mesh screen is used to remove the undersize fine materials. So, the desired
material is +48 mesh material. Corresponding cumulative mass fraction are therefore calculated
in case of product (oversize from screen) and reject (undersize from screen) respectively.]

Solution:

Effectiveness = Recovery × Rejection

Assignment:

Crushed dolomite is screened through a 14 mesh screen as per screen analysis below. Find the
effectiveness of the screen.

Mesh Feed to sc-reen (%) Undersize (%) Oversize (%)

4 on 14.3 - 20
8 on 20 - 28
14 on 20 0 28
28 on 28.5 40 24
48 on 8.6 30 0
100 on 5.74 20 -
100 through 2.86 10 -
Total 100 100 100
Factors affecting the rate at which undersize material pass through a screen:
1. Absolute size of the opening (actual size).
2. Relative size of the particle to that of the opening.
3. Percentage of openings to total screening surface.
4. Angle at which the particle strikes the screening surface.
5. The speed at which the particle strikes the screening surface.
6. Moisture content of the material.
7. Particles with size just slightly lower than the aperture size of the screen are called “near
mesh” particles generally blind the screen surface.
Capacity of screen:
It depends upon
1. Area of the screening surface.
2. Aperture size of opening.
3. Moisture content of particles.
4. Proportion of fines.
5. Type of screening mechanism used (stationary, vibrating etc.)
Because of direct dependence of screening capacity upon the area of the screening surface and
the screening aperture, it is customary to express the capacity in terms of tons of material per
square feet of screening surface per millimetre aperture per 24 hours. As for e.g. capacity of
𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠
vibrating screen is 15 (𝑓𝑡 2 ).(𝑚.𝑚).24ℎ𝑟𝑠.. If a vibrating screen having 6 ft2 as screening surface
and an aperture of 2 m.m.
𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠
Then, Capacity = 15 (𝑓𝑡 2 ).(𝑚.𝑚).24ℎ𝑟𝑠.. × 6 ft2 × 2 m.m

= 7.5 tons/hr.
Approximate capacity of various industrial screen:
Types of screen 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑠
Capacity (𝑓𝑡 2 ).(𝑚.𝑚).24ℎ𝑟𝑠.

Grizzly 1-6
Stationary 1-5
Vibrating 5-20
Trommel 0.3-2.0