94 CLASSIFICATION

Valve
open Valve
closed
Bedding layer Stroke
Stroke
up ( steel balls) up

MW

Water or Stroke
Stroke
solution

Fixed wedge
wire screen

Hutch can
be locked

( a) (6)

.jig
Fig . Diagrammatic representation of a fixed -screen diaphragm Denver Equipment
а

85. Co.

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The adjustment between the water valve and the operation the diaphragm may provide different intensities

be

in of
varied

to
of

jigging adjusted work against the diaphragm giving mild action and
In

of to
as

indicated and the water valve

in

is
to b
a

a
,

,
.

the adjustment
as

add the effect water flow that the diaphragm

to
of

such
is
b

.
As

the diaphragm begins

as

the water valve opens rise and the flow water into the hutch neutralizes the
in

to

of
shown
a

,
jig

providing quiet the diaphragm descends giving upward flow

an
as

action the diaphragm The water valve closes

of

bed
a
,

,
.

through the bed

.

With the adjustment indicated the diaphragm rises and water

as

the water valve closes drawn into the hutch from

in

is
b

,
the

the
jig

jig
As

diaphragm descends water valve opens and the entering water augments

of
the stroke

of
the bed the effect
,
.

jig

the diaphragm increasing the velocity water upward through the

of

bed
,

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the tailings one compartment exemplifies this type and shows how the hydraulic
85
or

of

series overflow
,

water may automatically controlled

be

passing compartment The

as

feed into the next .

.

amplitude jigging the first cell and Power requirements vary from about 0.1

to
greatest
in
of

0.15
is

/hp
sq

the last making heavy capacities range

of

of

least concentrate screen area and from

in

ft
a
,

as )ft ,
, sq

middlings
24
to

about
hr

material the first and the others tons

in

in

/(

)
.

Variations the pulsion upward flow water Movable screen jigs the name implies move the
in

of
(

through screen and suction downward flow ampli- get the jigging action The motion
to

screen order
in
(

)
)

.
up

tudes are controlled by removing material through usually not only reciprocating and down but
is

on

the hutch valve admitting extra hydraulic also fore and aft with greater acceleration
or

or

the
jig as ,

during pulsion
to

ft up to
so
In
or
to

water the hutch suction return stroke cause the bed move forward
.
.

hutch jigging the dense lower layer drawn through capacity

to

to

The Hancock has 300 600

is

by

the screen and discharged through the hutch valve

24

25
hr

or

tons for about

in
ft

screen
4

2
a
/
.

.,
sq

Fixed screen diaphragm jigs are similar

to

the tons
ft
to

.
-

plunger jigs except that the plunger

to

the Heavy suspensions may place

be

sealed
of

water
in
is

used
by

all

frame rubber diaphragm which prevents leakage when jigging relatively coarse particles with the
a

water around the plunger and gives more positive advantages high density fluid
of

of
a

pulsion and suction The Denver mineral jig Fig Air pneumatic jigs when dry
in

also used
is

a
(

.
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