A Study on the Dynamic Behavior of a Sieve in an Industrial Sifter

Abstract

Various vibrating screens are often applied in various industries, e.g., mining, agriculture, and others. The complex shapes of the screen trajectories in the oscillating motion strongly affect the best processing properties of such machines. One of the possible methods for obtaining such complex shapes is the application of double-frequency vibrators on such screens. The goal of the present study was to analyze the dynamical behavior of the prototype sifter sieve elaborated. The simulation model of such a sifter sieve and the research stand for studies on its sifter trajectories were elaborated. Simulations of sifter motion were conducted, and their results were compared with those obtained from measurements on the research stand. The recommendations as to the frequency ratio of vibrators enabling obtaining a high complexity of sieve movement have been formulated and included in the paper. Particularly, the multiple of the value equal to one third for the ratio of angular velocities under their reverse synchronization for two rotary vibrators exciting the screen analyzed was the best among all analyzed values of such a ratio.