… Standard

Screens are used to remove particles 20/65 …

• Let (1) = +20; (2) = -20+65; (3) = -65
CONSIDERING MESH 20 SCREEN FOR EFFECTIVENESS:

FEED FEED

20 20
PRODUCT PRODUCT

65 REJECT
REJECT
Desired Material: (1) --> material that would be retained by
the ideal screen (since oversize is the product stream)
Undesired Material: (2) + (3) --> materials that would pass
thru the ideal screen (since undersize is the reject stream)
PRODUCT
 … Standard Screens are used to remove particles 20/65 …
• Let (1) = +20; (2) = -20+65; (3) = -65
CONSIDERING MESH 65 SCREEN FOR EFFECTIVENESS:

FEED
FEED

65
20
REJECT
PRODUCT

65 PRODUCT
REJECT
Desired Material: (3) à materials that would pass
thru the ideal screen (since undersize is the product
stream)
Undesired Material: (1) + (2) --> materials that
would be retained by the ideal screen (since
PRODUCT
oversize is the reject stream)
 … Mesh 35 and 100 if the product desired is the middle
fraction …
• Let (1) = +35; (2) = -35+100; (3) = -100
CONSIDERING MESH 35 SCREEN FOR EFFECTIVENESS:

FEED FEED

35 35
REJECT REJECT

100
PRODUCT PRODUCT
Desired Material: (2) + (3) --> materials that would
pass thru the ideal screen (since undersize is the
product stream)
Undesired Material: (1) --> material that would
be retained by the ideal screen (since oversize is
REJECT
the reject stream)
 … Mesh 35 and 100 if the product desired is the middle
fraction …
• Let (1) = +35; (2) = -35+100; (3) = -100
CONSIDERING MESH 100 SCREEN FOR EFFECTIVENESS:

FEED FEED

35 100
REJECT PRODUCT

100
PRODUCT REJECT

Desired Material: (1) + (2) --> materials that would be

retained by the ideal screen (since oversize is the product
stream)
Undesired Material: (3) --> materials that would pass thru
REJECT the ideal screen (since undersize is the reject stream)
If the product / reject streams were not implied by the problem
statement, always calculate the effectiveness of the screen by
considering the oversize as the product stream.