Ballistic Separator: Difference between revisions
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#The small pieces of [[Waste|waste]] fall/are sieved through the holes/openings in the paddles and is caught in the collecting tank for fines | #The small pieces of [[Waste|waste]] fall/are sieved through the holes/openings in the paddles and is caught in the collecting tank for fines | ||
#The light and flat (2D) material walks/is pushed up the screens by the inclined rotating paddles and falls over the top to form the light fraction | #The light and flat (2D) material walks/is pushed up the screens by the inclined rotating paddles and falls over the top to form the light fraction | ||
#The heavy and rigid (3D) items fall/roll down the screens and off the lower end of the machine to form the heavy fraction<ref | #The heavy and rigid (3D) items fall/roll down the screens and off the lower end of the machine to form the heavy fraction | ||
#The slope can be adjusted to suit the material being screened – the steeper the slope the cleaner the flat, large material and the volume of roll back increases and vice versa<ref>[http://ballisticseparator.co.uk/ Ballistic Separators]</ref> | |||
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[[File:Schematic diagram of a ballistic separator label.png|400px|right|Schematic diagram of a ballistic separator. All rights reserved.]]<br clear=all>''Schematic Diagram of a Ballistic Separator''<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334361959_Characterization_of_landfill_mining_material_after_ballistic_separation_to_evaluate_material_and_energy_potential Schematic Diagram of a Ballistic Separator]</ref> | [[File:Schematic diagram of a ballistic separator label.png|400px|right|Schematic diagram of a ballistic separator. All rights reserved.]]<br clear=all>''Schematic Diagram of a Ballistic Separator''<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334361959_Characterization_of_landfill_mining_material_after_ballistic_separation_to_evaluate_material_and_energy_potential Schematic Diagram of a Ballistic Separator]</ref> | ||