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Sieve Bend Screen / Side Hill Screen

Sieve Bend Drawing

    The dewatering capacity of a wedge wire cross flow sieve bend screen is primarily influenced
by the screen width, the slot opening, and the wire size (width). The chart below shows typical
dewatering capacities in US gallons per minute (GPM) per foot of screen width. Actual capacity
varies depending on the feed content and desired efficiency.

Application

Slot Opening

Wire Width GPM / FT
Coal, 20% solids

 .020"

.063"

120

Coal, 20% solids

 .020"

.093"

100

Cranberry dewatering

 .020"

.063"

100

Seafood, plant effluent

 .020"

.063"

60

Coal, 20% solids

 .040"

.093"

160

Coal, 20% solids

 .040"

.120"

120

Vegetable, primary

 .040"

.093"

130

Meat Packing, wash down

 .040"

.093"

60

Coal

 .060"

.093"

210

Municipal, primary

 .060"

.093"

150

Dairy, wash down

 .060"

.093"

120

Wood Fiber, plant effluent

 .060"

.093"

80

Vegetable, waste

 .125"

.093"

350

Screening efficiency and solids capacity are directly related to the length (arc length). Longer
arc lengths should be considered for feed containing a high percentage of solids.

Screen curvature and arc length are expressed as a segment of a circle.

The effective range of slot openings for a gravity-fed cross flow sieve bend screen is
generally considered to be .015" to 1/8".  The installation angle of a sieve bend screen is
 usually 50 to 60 degrees from the horizon.  The point of size separation for this installation
 angle is  approximately 50% of the slot opening size.

The dewatering capacity of cross flow dewatering screens such as the sieve bend
 can be greatly increased by tilting the wedge wires.   The wedge wires are tilted 2 to 7
 degrees depending on the  wire size and slot opening.

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