Moly-Cop Tools, Version 2.0 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 : Ei = Bpf + (1 - Bpf ) Eic where, Ei Eic Bpf = actual screen classification efficiency (fractional partition) for particles of size d i. = corrected screen classification efficiency for particles of size d i, excluding the feed slurry short circuit. = 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: Eic = 1 - exp [ - 0.693 (di/d50c)m ] where d50c 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) SCREENSIM

Wet (Dry) Screen Simulator Simulation N 1

Remarks :

Base Case Example

Screen Parameters : Screen Fines Opening, mm By-Pass, % 12.700 0.400 Mesh # 8 Mesh Opening 406400 203200 101600 76100 50800 25400 19050 12700 9500 6700 4750 3350 2360 1700 1180 850 600 425 300 212 150 106 75 53 38 0 D80, microns

D50/Dscreen Ratio 0.600

Plitt Parameter, m 2.00

Feed Ore, ton/hr Ore Density, ton/m3 Feed Moisture, % O'size Moisture, % Water to Screen, m3/hr

1000.00 2.80 8.00 3.00 0.00 Screen Efficiency

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Mesh 16" 8" 4" 3" 2" 1.05 0.742 0.525 0.371 3 4 6 8 10 14 20 28 35 48 65 100 150 200 270 400 -400

Mid-Size

Size Distributions, % Passing Feed O'size U'size 100.00 95.48 89.44 80.01 61.72 38.35 32.90 27.69 25.02 22.44 20.31 18.41 16.68 15.20 13.68 12.42 11.19 10.08 9.05 8.12 7.27 6.51 5.82 5.19 4.65 0.00 76085 1000.00 86.96 1086.96 444.10 2.448 80.42 92.00 100.00 94.76 87.75 76.81 55.59 28.49 22.16 16.12 13.46 11.31 9.86 8.74 7.83 7.10 6.37 5.77 5.20 4.68 4.20 3.77 3.37 3.02 2.70 2.41 2.16 0.00 83126 862.07 26.66 888.73 334.54 2.657 92.03 97.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 97.24 92.00 85.66 78.82 71.99 65.83 59.38 53.98 48.66 43.83 39.36 35.31 31.64 28.30 25.30 22.58 20.24 0.00 3566 137.93 60.29 198.23 109.56 1.809 44.96 69.58

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1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.858 0.719 0.590 0.504 0.454 0.428 0.414 0.407 0.404 0.402 0.401 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400 0.400

Feed Ore, ton/hr Water, m3/hr Slurry, ton/hr Slurry, m3/hr Slurry Dens., ton/m3 % Solids (by volume) % Solids (by weight)

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