Mechanical Operations
Reciprocating screens are normally inclined at an angle of 5° with the horizontal and employ gyratory motion at feed end & reciprocating motion at the discharge end. They are not suitable for the screening of the

Powdered food & granular materials
Heavy tonnages of rocks or gravel
Light metal powder down upto 4 meshsize
Dry chemicals

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Mechanical Operations
Work index is defined as the

Energy needed to crush one ton of feed to 100 microns
Gross energy (kWh/ton of feed) needed to reduce very large feed to such a size that 80% of the product passes through a 100 micron screen
Energy (kWh/ton of feed) needed to crush small feed to such a size that 80% of the product passes a 200 mesh screen
Energy needed to crush one tonne of feed to 200 microns

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