Analysis of Screening Performance using Discrete Element Modeling
Paper in proceeding, 2017
In this work an industrial vibration screen has been simulated by using Discrete Element Method (DEM). The simulations were validated with data from experiments and the screening performance has been analyzed by changing the parameters such as feeding rate.
The result shows that DEM simulation is an effective tool for understanding the process of screening and because of the contact model between individual particles and particles and geometries the result is comparable with real process. It is shown that by increasing the feeding rate to 100 ton/h the screening efficiency can be improved by 20 percent.
DEM.
classification efficiency
Discrete Element Method
Screening
Author
Ali Davoodi
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
Magnus Evertsson
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
Erik Hulthén
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
Magnus Bengtsson
Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development
Proceedings of the Conference in Minerals Engineering
Vol. 2017
Luleå, Sweden,
Subject Categories
Mechanical Engineering
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Production