Influence of Sieve Surface Attitude on Sieving Performance of Granular Materials with Non-Uniform Feeding Conditions

• Published in: Agriculture (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 12; p. 2023
• Main Authors: Zhu, Li, Chen, Shuren, Zhao, Zhan, Ding, Hantao, Zhu, Yongle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-12-2022
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Analysis; attitude angle; Attitudes; Discrete element method; Efficiency; Feeding; Granular materials; Influence; non-uniform feeding; Optimization models; Screening; sieving performance; Simulation; Simulation methods; Sizing screens; vibrating screen
• ISSN: 2077-0472; 2077-0472
• DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12122023

The screen surface particle distribution is an important factor affecting screening performance. A vibrating screen with an adjustable horizontal attitude angle was used, the non-uniform feeding and horizontal attitude angles were used as variables and the screening of rice particles was simulated by the discrete element method. The screen surface distribution and movement speed of the rice particles were analyzed based on the influence of the variables on screening performance. The results indicated that the material distribution became more unbalanced with the increase in non-uniform feeding, and the particles’ speed increased with the increase in attitude angle on the y-axis. The particles experienced accelerated dispersion, which improved the unbalanced distribution of the particles and screening performance. According to the loss rate, the horizontal attitude angle adjustment model was established and optimized under non-uniform feeding. The reliability of the model was verified by simulation. A bench test was carried out to verify the simulation. The optimization model can reduce the loss rate, improve the screening performance of non-uniform feeding, and provide a reference for the material screening of non-uniform feeding.