The Influence of the Working Regime of Oscillations Produced by an Electrovibrator on the Sorting of Materials

Abstract:

In order to be used as food supplements, materials (medicinal and aromatic plants, other materials containing active principles, etc.) need to be chopped and sorted by size, depending on the field of use: herbal tea, suspensions, tinctures, etc. The paper presents the results of research on the sorting process of some materials containing active principles (yarrow, alfalfa and willow bark) using a sorting machine provided with 2 electro vibrators fitted on each side of the framework within which 3 sieves with a mesh size of: 2.15, 4 and 8 mm are fitted, changing the oscillation regime of the sieves by adjusting the angle of the electro vibrators, in order to identify the optimal sorting regime.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 801)
• Pages: 197-201
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.801.197
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Valentin Vlăduţ*, Aurel Danciu, Ion Grigore, N. Herişanu, Ilie Dumitru, Cristian Sorică, Iulian Voicea, S. Biris, M. Duţu, D. Păunescu, Iulia Găgeanu
• Keywords: Frequency, Materials, Oscillation, Sieves, Sorter

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