F

P
SCREEN MESH%Feed
%P
-4+6
2.51
-6+8
12.5
-8+10
32.07
-10+14
25.7
-14+20
15.9
-20+28
5.38
-28+35
2.1
-35+48
1.02
-48+65
0.77
-65+100
0.58
-100+150
0.41
-150+200
0.31
pan
0.75
100

20

65

R
%M
3.26
13.59
38.04
27.17
16.3
1.36
0.27
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
99.99

DESIRED
Feed =
886.80
Product =
723.99
Reject =
162.81
Feed =
20.50
Product =
20.30
Reject =
0.20

0.5
11.27
18.03
22.53
13.52
18.03
8.11
4.51
3.42
0.09
0.00
0.00
0.00
100.01

Q
%Fine
0.00
0.00
1.66
16.63
21.38
9.03
2.38
0.48
0.24
13.3
9.74
7.36
17.81
100.01

UNDESIRED
E
92.70
20.50
12.00
0.00 0.729876
80.70
20.50
162.81
80.70
16.70
5.11 0.90156
146.11
75.59

Stream
P
R
Q
F
S

+20
x
0.9836
0.6585
0.3967
0.8868

-20+65
Kg
723.99
146.11
16.70
886.80
162.81

Basis:

x
0.0163
0.3407
0.1213
0.0927

-65
Kg
12.00
75.59
5.11
92.70
80.70

x
0.0000
0.0009
0.4821
0.0205

TOTAL
Kg
computed
0.00 736.0591
0.20
221.88
20.30 42.10809
20.50
1000
20.50 263.9409

1000 kg
P

0.9836
0.6585
0.3967
0.0163
0.3407
0.1213
0.0000
0.0009
0.4821
minverse(Array)
CRTL SHIFT ENTER
1.050299 -2.029068 -0.353718
-0.050283 3.034226 -0.722059
9.39E-005 -0.005664 2.075606

F
886.8
92.7
20.5
mmult(array1,array2)
CRTL SHIFT ENTER
736.0591 P
221.88 Q
42.10809 R

F
P
SCREEN MESH%Feed
%P
-4+6
2.51
-6+8
12.5
-8+10
32.07
-10+14
25.7
-14+20
15.9
-20+28
5.38
-28+35
2.1
-35+48
1.02
-48+65
0.77
-65+100
0.58
-100+150
0.41
-150+200
0.31
pan
0.75
100

35

100

R
%M
3.26
13.59
38.04
27.17
16.3
1.36
0.27
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
99.99

DESIRED
Feed =
23.70
Product =
23.70
Reject =
0.00
Feed =
23.70
Product =
17.80
Reject =
5.90

0.5
11.27
18.03
22.53
13.52
18.03
8.11
4.51
3.42
0.09
0.00
0.00
0.00
100.01

Q
%Fine
0.00
0.00
1.66
16.63
21.38
9.03
2.38
0.48
0.24
13.3
9.74
7.36
17.81
100.01

UNDESIRED
E
961.60
14.70
225.64
14.70 0.753831
735.96
0.00
225.64
14.70
204.13
0.00 0.113131
21.51
14.70

Stream
P
R
Q
F
S

+35
x
0.9999
0.9199
0.5108
0.9616

-35+100
x
Kg
0
0.00
0.0802
17.80
0.1402
5.90
0.0237
23.70
23.70

Kg
735.96
204.13
21.51
961.60
225.64

Basis:

-100
x
0.0000
0.00
0.3491
0.0147

TOTAL
Kg
computed
0.00 736.0384
0.00 221.9005
14.70 42.10828
14.70
1000
14.70 263.9616

1000 kg
P

0.9999
0.9199
0.5108
0
0.0802
0.1402
0.0000
0
0.3491
minverse(Array)
CRTL SHIFT ENTER
1.0001 -11.47122 3.143553
0 12.46883 -5.007533
0
0 2.864509

F
961.6
23.7
14.7
mmult(array1,array2)
CRTL SHIFT ENTER
736.0384 P
221.9005 Q
42.10828 R

Challenge: It is desired to separate a mixture of crushed stoneclinker in a rotary trummel to obtain 3

Find the effectiveness of each screen using the screen analysis below.
F
SCREEN MESHFeed
-3+4
-4+6
-6+8
-8+10
-10+14
-14+20
-20+28
-28+35
-35+48
-48+65
-65+100
-100+150
-150+170
-170+200
-200+270

COURSE MIDDLE
FINE
2.5
0.087
7.5
0.208
0.039
12.4
0.417
0.01
7.4
0.243
0.01
21.3
0.045
0.521
8.2
0.156
0.075
7.5
0.182
0.017
3.8
0.052
0.061
8.1
0.029
0.238
11.6
0.395
5.3
0.17
1.4
0.041
2.1
0.003
0.7
0.2
100
1
0.999
1

SCREEN MESH/SCREENS
Feed =
Product =
150
Reject =
Feed =
Product =
35
Reject =
Feed =
Product =
10
Reject =

DESIRED

D
VERY FINE

UNDESIRED

0.088
0.059
0.588
0.206
0.059
1

y trummel to obtain 3 products D, C, and B passing through 150, 35, and 10 mesh screens, respectively.

1
-150

Stream

2
+150-35
x
Kg
0
0
0.029 11.14474
0.844 247.8371
0.147 5.018174
0.264
264
264
252.8553

Kg
0
0
0
0
0.003 0.880937
0.853 29.11906
0.03
30
30
30

A
B
C
D
F
X
Y
Basis

3
+35-10

4
+10

x
Kg
0.045 12.97349
0.911 350.0987
0.153 44.92781
0
0
0.408
408
395.0265
44.92781

x
0.955
0.059
0
0
0.298

1000 kg
Subscripts:
1
-150
2
+150-35
3
+35-10
4
+10

0
0
0.045
0.955

0
0.029
0.911
0.059

0.003
0.844
0.153
0

0.853
0.147
0
0

30
264
408
298

-0.002139
0.034619
-0.205501
1.173056

0.012411
-0.200885
1.192467
-0.004194

-0.06842
1.107469
-0.038076
0.000134

1.050344
-0.052184
0.001794
-6.3E-006

288.2997
384.3015
293.6458
34.13724

ens, respectively.

4
+10

TOTAL
Kg
computed
275.3262 288.2997
22.67379 384.3015
0 293.6458
0 34.13724
298
1000
22.67379 711.7003
0 327.3988

MESH
3
4
6
8
10
14
20
28
35
48
65
100
150
200
Pan

Dpi, mm cummulative analysis

6.88
4.699
3.327
2.362
1.651
1.168
0.833
0.589
0.417
0.295
0.208
0.147
0.104
0.074

0
0.121
0.214
0.221
0.28
0.422
0.585
0.652
0.871
0.881
0.924
0.951
0.982
0.987
1

1
0.879
0.786
0.779
0.72
0.578
0.415
0.348
0.129
0.119
0.076
0.049
0.018
0.013
0

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

Dpi

3.6

The screen analysis applies to a sampe of crushed quartz. the density of quartz (p)
is 2650 kg/m3 and shape factors are a=2 and s = 0.571. For the material between
4 and 200 mesh, calculate:
a. Aw, specific surface, mm2/g
b. Ds
c. Dv
d. Dw
e. N for particles 4/200
f. Screen Analysis below 200 mesh

MESH

Pan

Dpi,mm
wt. Frac, xi
Mesh
4
4.699
0
6
3.327
0.0251
8
2.362
0.125
10
1.651
0.3207
14
1.168
0.257
20
0.833
0.159
28
0.589
0.0538
35
0.417
0.021
48
0.295
0.0102
65
0.208
0.0077
100
0.147
0.0058
150
0.104
0.0041
200
0.074
0.0031
0.0075

Dpi mean
4/6
6/8
8/10
10/14
25/20
20/28
28/30
30/48
48/65
65/100
100/150
150/200

4.013
2.8445
2.0065
1.4095
1.0005
0.711
0.503
0.356
0.2515
0.1775
0.1255
0.089

SUM:
a)Aw
y = 0.8686x - 1.5959
b)Ds
R = 0.9986
c)Dv
d)Dw
logxi=0.8686logDpi-1.5959
e)Nw(4/200)
f)
Mesh
Dpimean x=logDpi
logxi
xi
230
0.0675 -1.1706962272 -2.6127667429 0.0024391205
270
0.057 -1.2441251443 -2.6765471004 0.0021059735
325
0.048 -1.3187587626 -2.7413738612 0.0018139535
400
0.0405 -1.3925449768 -2.8054645668
0.001565076
SUM
0.0079241235

of quartz (p)
rial between
p
a

xi/Dpimean
0.0062546723
0.0439444542
0.1598305507
0.1823341611
0.1589205397
0.0756680731
0.041749503
0.0286516854
0.0306163022
0.0326760563
0.0326693227
0.0348314607

2650
2

xi/Dpimean^3

xi*Dpimean

0.0003883884
0.005431155
0.0396991737
0.0917778506
0.1587617383
0.1496833428
0.1650119284
0.2260737706
0.4840349899
1.0371293422
2.0742097877
4.3973564795

0.1007263
0.3555625
0.64348455
0.3622415
0.1590795
0.0382518
0.010563
0.0036312
0.00193655
0.0010295
0.00051455
0.0002759

0.8281467814
8.8295579472
3283.7991532 mm2
1.2075154096 mm
0.4838235603 mm
1.67729685 mm
1665.9543297 no. of particles/g

1.67729685
-1.2

-1

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

log xi

f(x) = 0.868619452x - 1.5958670316

f(x)
0.888331348x - 1.5781153435
R ==
0.998562158
f(x)
0.907602665x - 1.5597956993
R ==0.9982244944
R = 0.9964725551

log dpi me

kg/m3

0.00265 g/mm3
0.571

logx=-loga+(k+1)logdpimean
log xi

logdpimean
-1.6003262785
-0.903089987
-0.4939010401
-0.5900668767
-0.7986028757
-1.2692177243
-1.6777807053
-1.9913998282
-2.1135092748
-2.2365720064
-2.3872161433
-2.5086383062

0.6034691597
0.4540059381
0.3024391641
0.1490650802
0.000217093
-0.1481303993
-0.2984320149
-0.448550002
-0.5994620106
-0.7508016426
-0.9013562742
-1.0506099934

0
-1.2

-1

-0.8

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0
-0.5
-1
-1.5

log xi

f(x) = 0.868619452x - 1.5958670316

f(x)
0.888331348x - 1.5781153435
R ==
0.998562158
f(x)
0.907602665x - 1.5597956993
R ==0.9982244944
R = 0.9964725551

-2
-2.5
-3

log dpi mean

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

Mesh
C.A
Dpi,mm
Dpimean
-3+4
0
5.613
-4+6
0.121
4.699
5.156
-6+8
0.214
3.327
4.013
-8+10
0.221
2.362
2.8445
-10+14
0.28
1.651
2.0065
-14+20
0.422
1.168
1.4095
-20+28
0.585
0.833
1.0005
-28+35
0.652
0.589
0.711
-35+48
0.871
0.417
0.503
-48+65
0.881
0.295
0.356
-65+100
0.924
0.208
0.2515
-100+150
0.951
0.147
0.1775
-150+200
0.982
0.104
0.1255
-200
0.987
0.074
0.089
Mesh
230
270
325
400

Dpimean
0.0675
0.053
0.057
0.044
0.048
0.0405

F
SCREEN M Feed
+1/4
-1/4+6
-6+14
-14+28
-28+48
-48

x
3825
1006
750
303
219
807

csa>Dp

0.553546 0.553546
0.145586 0.699132
0.108538 0.80767
0.043849 0.85152
0.031693 0.883213
0.116787
1

6910

P
P

x
2905
767
405
117
68
278

4540

0.639868
0.168943
0.089207
0.025771
0.014978
0.061233

Csa>Dp
0.639868
0.808811
0.898018
0.923789
0.938767
1

R
M
920
239
345
186
151
529

2370

DESIRED

20

65

Feed =
Product =
Reject =
Feed =
Product =
Reject =

UNDES
66.42
50.48
15.93
0.00
#REF!
0.00

28.58
11.93
16.65
15.93
#REF!
15.93

Csa>Dp

0.388186
0.100844
0.14557
0.078481
0.063713
0.223207

0.48903
0.246414
0.224051
0.142194
0.28692
0.223207

Q
Fine

Stream
0.00
0.00
0
0
0
0

P
R
F
S

+6
x
0.808811
0.48903
0.699132

Basis:

-6
Kg
x
50.48 0.191189
15.93 0.51097
66.42 0.300868
15.93

95 kg
P
R
0.808811 0.48903
0.191189 0.51097

0.00
UNDESIRED

E
0.00
0.00 0.442747
0.00
16.65
#REF! #REF!
16.65

minverse(Array)
CRTL SHIFT ENTER
1.597876 -1.529264
-0.597876 2.529264

-6
Kg
11.93
16.65
28.58
16.65

x
0.0000
0
0

TOTAL
Kg
computed
0.00 62.41679
0.00 32.58321
0.00
95
0.00 32.58321

F
66.41751
28.58249
0
mmult(array1,array2)
CRTL SHIFT ENTER
62.41679 P
32.58321 Q
#N/A R