The research of particle sieving under a creative mode of vibration

In order to improve screening performance, a creative vibrating screen with a new mode coupling of translation and swing was proposed which inspired by the manner of manual sieving. A mechanical model of the new motion was established. The discrete element method (DEM) was used to study the particulate systems with the complex particle size distribution considering interactions between particles. This paper simulated the screening process with the new compound trace to calculate screening efficiency in different vibration parameters. Vibration parameters mainly encompass swing angle, swing frequency, translation frequency, translation direction angle, and amplitude. The functional relationships between screening efficiency and vibration parameters were presented based on 3D-DEM simulations. The results show that each vibration parameter has an optimum value in simulations. The relationships and optimal parameters offer insights to vibrating screen design, manufacture and installation. Compared to single translation or swing trace, screening efficiency were improved. The laboratory-scale vibrating screen with transformation parameters was created for validating the screening principle from the simulation data