Research Article

Dynamic Modeling of a Vibrating Screen Considering the Ore Inertia and Force of the Ore over the Screen Calculated with Discrete Element Method

Table 1

Parameters used for the DEM simulations.

Screen width, (mm)305
Screen length, (m)8.235
Deck thickness, (mm)65
Mass flow, (ton/h)78.231
Number of particles42000
Particle shapeSpherical
Particle diameter, (mm)764521
191210
Cumulative particle size distribution, (%)10088.8453.85
47.9922.3617.99
Density, ; (kg/m3)2700; 7800
Young’s modulus, ; (Pa);
Poisson coefficient, 0.3
Restitution coefficient, ; 0.1; 0.2
Friction coefficient, ; 0.5; 0.545
Rolling friction coefficient, 0.01
Gravity acceleration, (m/s2)9.81