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About the ScreenSim_Single Spreadsheet ...

Scope :

The ScreenSim_Single spreadsheet was designed to simulate the response of a typical vibrating screen of any given
geometry, operating in open circuit under known inlet conditions.


Theoretical Framework :

By direct analogy to hydrocyclones, the Partition or Classification Function of a screen (defined as the fractional weight
recovery to the screen oversize of any given size fraction in the feed; badly called Classification Efficiency) is
decomposed into two effects: a direct feed slurry short-circuit to the oversize and the ideal (or corrected) classification of a
hypothetical screen with no short-circuit at all, in such a way that :

E
i
= B
pf
+ (1 - B
pf
) E
i
c


where,

E
i
= actual screen classification efficiency (fractional partition) for particles of size d
i
.
E
i
c
= corrected screen classification efficiency for particles of size d
i
, excluding the feed slurry short
circuit.
B
pf
= fraction of the feed slurry that short-circuits the screen directly to the oversize stream.

Taking Plitt's Equation as a basis, it is further assumed that the Corrected Classification Efficiency follows the
expression:

E
i
c
= 1 - exp [ - 0.693 (d
i
/d
50
c
)
m
]

where d
50
c
represents the screen's Corrected Cut Size (a fraction of the nominal screen opening) and m is known as the
Plitt's Parameter, that defines the classification "sharpness".

Knowing the characteristics of the screen feed, the computation of the oversize and undersize streams is fairly straight
forward, on the basis of the above two equations.


Data Input :

All data required by the model must be defined in each corresponding unprotected white background cell of the here
attached Data_File worksheet. Gray background cells contain the results of the corresponding formulas there defined
and are protected to avoid any accidental editing.

New Moly-Cop Tools users are invited to explore the brief comments inserted in each relevant cell, rendering the whole
utilization of the worksheets self-explanatory.


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(Version 2.0)
Simulation N 1
Remarks : Base Case Example
Screen Parameters : Feed Ore, ton/hr 1000.00
Screen Fines D
50
/D
screen
Plitt
Ore Density, ton/m
3
2.80
Opening, mm By-Pass, % Ratio Parameter, m Feed Moisture, % 8.00
12.700 0.400 0.600 2.00 O'size Moisture, % 3.00
Mesh # 8 Water to Screen, m
3
/hr 0.00
Mesh Screen
i Mesh Opening Mid-Size Feed O'size U'size Efficiency
1 16" 406400 100.00 100.00 100.00
2 8" 203200 287368 95.48 94.76 100.00 1.000
3 4" 101600 143684 89.44 87.75 100.00 1.000
4 3" 76100 87930 80.01 76.81 100.00 1.000
5 2" 50800 62176 61.72 55.59 100.00 1.000
6 1.05 25400 35921 38.35 28.49 100.00 1.000
7 0.742 19050 21997 32.90 22.16 100.00 1.000
8 0.525 12700 15554 27.69 16.12 100.00 1.000
9 0.371 9500 10984 25.02 13.46 97.24 0.858
10 3 6700 7978 22.44 11.31 92.00 0.719
11 4 4750 5641 20.31 9.86 85.66 0.590
12 6 3350 3989 18.41 8.74 78.82 0.504
13 8 2360 2812 16.68 7.83 71.99 0.454
14 10 1700 2003 15.20 7.10 65.83 0.428
15 14 1180 1416 13.68 6.37 59.38 0.414
16 20 850 1001 12.42 5.77 53.98 0.407
17 28 600 714 11.19 5.20 48.66 0.404
18 35 425 505 10.08 4.68 43.83 0.402
19 48 300 357 9.05 4.20 39.36 0.401
20 65 212 252 8.12 3.77 35.31 0.400
21 100 150 178 7.27 3.37 31.64 0.400
22 150 106 126 6.51 3.02 28.30 0.400
23 200 75 89 5.82 2.70 25.30 0.400
24 270 53 63 5.19 2.41 22.58 0.400
25 400 38 45 4.65 2.16 20.24 0.400
26 -400 0 19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.400
D80, microns 76085 83126 3566
Feed Ore, ton/hr 1000.00 862.07 137.93
Water, m3/hr 86.96 26.66 60.29
Slurry, ton/hr 1086.96 888.73 198.23
Slurry, m3/hr 444.10 334.54 109.56
Slurry Dens., ton/m3 2.448 2.657 1.809
% Solids (by volume) 80.42 92.03 44.96
% Solids (by weight) 92.00 97.00 69.58
SCREENSIM
Wet (Dry) Screen Simulator
Size Distributions, % Passing
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