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RECIPROCATING SCREEN [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Coal Preparation
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

A screen for sizing coal or other material. It consists of a screening surface of punched plate or wire mesh mounted in a rectangular frame, supported in a horizontal or slightly inclined position and reciprocated longitudinally by a crank or eccentric and a connecting rod.

OBS

Shaking screens are usually worked dry, and chiefly in the sorting of coal.

OBS

shaking screen; jigging screen; reciprocating screen: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des charbons
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Crible dont la surface criblante est animée de secousses produites mécaniquement.

CONT

Le criblage ou classement direct. [...] Les cribles à secousses sont des couloirs oscillants dont le fond est constitué par une surface criblante en tôle perforée ou en toile métallique. Ils reposent sur des lames inclinées [...] sur la verticale, disposition qui permet le décollage de la surface criblante. [...] La fréquence de vibration atteint 1 000 vibrations par minute.

OBS

crible à secousses : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • crible alternatif

Spanish

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