Basic Details of Trommel Screen

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Basic Details ofTrommel Screen
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Introduction
The trommel screen or rotary screen is a type of
mechanical machine that is widely used in the
separation process in the industrial
manufacturing sector. Trommels come in a variety
of designs ranging from concentric screens to
series or parallel arrangements, and each
component is designed in a few ways. Municipal
waste industry uses trommels in its screening
process to classify solid waste by
size. Additionally, it can be used to improve the
recovery of fuel-derived solid waste.
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Application of Trommel Screen
Trommels are extensively used in mining and
mineral beneficiation industry to draw out
minerals and fine metals like gold from raw
material. Trommels are also hugely used in gold
mining industries because of its effectiveness at
recovering fine gold. They are fuel powered
machines, mostly diesel and are capable of
handling huge volumes of gravel.
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Components of Trommel Screen

• A Trommel screen has following components-
• Rotating Drum or Cylinder
• Metal Frame 
• Sluice Box
• Hopper
• Drum Side Panels and Tray
• Sprayer
• Tailings Tray
• Assorted Motors

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Advantages of Trommel Screen

• Some of the main advantages of Trommel-
• Cost effective and easy to maintain
• Efficient gold grabber
• Easy to setup
• Capable of handling large volumes of work
• Large processing capacity
• Long service life

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Conclusion
Trommels are extremely useful industrial
material, that have a screen that allows fine
material to fall through while retaining larger
materials. The trommels are used in the
processing of a wide range of solids, particles,
and mixtures. In India, there exist some trommel
screen suppliers and manufacturing company.
Mining, gravel processing, and solid waste
management are among the industries that use
trommels.
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