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Screening OK
Screening OK
D2
D1
Near-size Particles
“Blinding”
Effectiveness of Sieving
2-stage process
Elimination of undersize (rapid)
Re-orientation and separation of near-size
(slower)
Dependent on feed mass
May not be too deep a bed of material
Test Sieves
Designated by nominal aperture sizes
Sides of square or diameter of circle aperture
Mesh no. ≈ # of square apertures/inch2
Standards
German, DIN 4188, ASTM, E11, American
Tyler, French, ANFOR, British BSS 410
Types of Mesh, by construction
Types of Mesh, by wire weave
Nominal aperture > 75μm