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Item Evaluation of a new vibrating screen for dry screening fine coal with different moisture contents(Routledge, 2022) Shanmugam, B.K.; Vardhan, H.; Raj, M.G.; Kaza, M.; Sah, R.; Hanumanthappa, H.A new vibrating screen was developed with a circular mode of vibration for dry screening of moist coal of size fraction ?3 + 1 mm. Screen mesh of 2 mm aperture size will be used to separate the finer coal particles of size fraction ?2 + 1 mm. The new vibrating screen has the flexibility in changing the operational parameters such as the angle of the screen in upward or downward sloping direction and frequency of vibration of the screen deck. The circular mode of vibration provided to the screen deck will incorporate the inertial force on the particle in the screen deck, reducing screen clogging. The present study involves the analysis of the screening performance of the new vibrating screen with the coal feed of varying moisture content of 4%, 6% and 8%. The maximum screening efficiencies obtained for screening the coal feed with the moisture contents of 4%, 6% and 8% were 85.96%, 77.84%, and 68.27%, respectively. The higher screening performance of new vibrating screen was obtained due to good exposure time, particle mixing, particle segregation and particle stratification of coal on the screen deck. The results of the new vibrating screen will be a breakthrough in dry screening technology and accelerate the pilot-scale development. © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Item Regression modeling and residual analysis of screening coal in screening machine(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022) Shanmugam, B.K.; Vardhan, H.; Raj, M.G.; Kaza, M.; Sah, R.; Hanumanthappa, H.Coal is one of the chief energy sources having significant applications in the iron and steel industry. This research investigates the screening efficiency of coal of different size range. The experiments on the screening of coal with different size range in the screening machine were carried out using different mesh sizes. The screening efficiency for different screen angles and frequency of vibration was carried out. After experimentation, regression modeling was carried out for each screening condition. The maximum efficiency of screening coal with size range +4 mm-6 mm, +2 mm-4 mm, and +0.5 mm-2 mm obtained was 87.60%, 80.93%, and 62.96%, respectively. The experimental results show that the screening efficiency decreases with the decrease in size range for screening from +4 mm-6 mm to +0.5 mm-2 mm. The reduction in screening efficiency was due to the clogging of coal to the screen mesh. Linear and quadratic modeling were performed to estimate the efficiency of all the experimental results. After prediction, the validation using residual analysis was carried out, and the results illustrate that the quadratic prediction modeling was accurate. © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Item Screening performance of coal of different size fractions with variation in design and operational flexibilities of the new screening machine(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023) Shanmugam, B.K.; Vardhan, H.; Govinda Raj, M.; Kaza, M.; Sah, R.; Hanumanthappa, H.Coal separation was usually carried out using the wet coal beneficiation technique. The waste generated by this technique pollutes the environment. So, in this work, a new mechanism of screening machine for dry coal beneficiation was developed. Dry coal screening removes ash impurities from the coal and improves its energy productivity. Hence, a new screening machine was developed with flexibility in changing the screen mesh, screen angle, and frequency of vibration. In this work, coal feed of less than 6 mm were divided into three groups of −6 + 4 mm, −4 + 2 mm, and −2 + 0.5 mm size fractions. Each size fraction was screened individually in the new screening machine by changing the screen mesh to the required perforation. The screening efficiency was determined for each size fraction by varying operational variables such as screen angle and frequency of vibration. This new screening machine provides maximum screening efficiency of 87.36%, 80.52%, and 66.42% for screening coal feed of 6 + 4 mm, −4 + 2 mm, and −2 + 0.5 mm size fractions, respectively. Highly efficient screening and higher removal of ash from coal were obtained due to the design and operational flexibilities of the screening machine. © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Item Experimental analysis of vibratory screener efficiency based on density variation for screening coal and iron ore(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2024) Shanmugam, B.K.; Vardhan, H.; Raj, M.G.; Kaza, M.; Hanumanthappa, H.; Reddy Byrareddy, R.; Sah, R.In the coal and mineral beneficiation industries, screening is one of the crucial physical separation methods carried out to separate the undersized fine particles from the oversize coarse particles. The vibratory screener is a relatively advanced screening technology applied for coal and iron ore beneficiation. This paper deals with the experimental investigation for assessing the efficiency of screening coal and iron ore in the vibratory screener. Furthermore, a comparative study between the test performance of screening coal and iron ore was carried out depending on moisture and density variation. Test results show that the vibratory screener can provide a high recovery of fines and increased efficiency for screening iron ore than coal material. The maximum efficiency of iron ore was attained at a higher angular position, such as 3 and 5 degrees in an upward slope, whereas the maximum efficiency of coal was attained at 1 degree in an upward slope. © 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.