Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PARTICULATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.44, sa.3, ss.407-417, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Various screening problems, such as clogging, breakage, and high energy consumption, are encountered in industrial screening processes. To eliminate these problems, an innovative screen called "Flexible Floating Sieve" was developed and experimental studies were carried out with this screen. Various design and operating parameters (screening time, frequency, amplitude, inclination, moisture, and water content) were optimized for the dry and wet screening of raw quartz sand (63 mu m) at micronized size. The results were compared with those of rigid steel screens. It was determined that the steel screen was 6.4 times more likely to clog than the flexible screen, resulting in reduced screening efficiency. Screening efficiency at 2000 rpm for a steel screen was 58.13% at 8 minutes, while for a flexible screen it was 95.88%. When the sieves were compared, it was found that the efficiency of the steel sieve was 39.37% lower. As moisture levels increased, screening efficiency decreased from 95.88% to 25.01%. The efficiency of the steel screen for moist materials was 73.91% lower. A similar situation was observed in wet screening, with screening efficiency five times faster than that of dry screening. The findings showed that flexible screens offer numerous advantages in terms of screening efficiency.