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Wedge Wire Screen Open Area

The percent open area of the Wedge Wire Screen can be an important parameter  when predicting flow capacity. The following equation can be used to calculate  the percent of open area.

Open Area = ( Slot Opening / (Wire Width + Slot Opening)) × 100

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Wire Width Slot Opening
.010" .020" .030" .040" .060"
.045" 18% 30% 40% 47% 57%
.063" 13% 24% 32% 38% 48%
.069" 12% 22% 30% 36% 46%
.093" 10% 18% 24% 30% 39%
.120" 7% 14% 20% 25% 33%

Welded Wedge Wire Screen Data Profile and Open Areas:

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Aperture 22SB 28SB 34SB 42SB 34SB 1/8 grizzly
0.25mm 14.29% 10.20% 8.20% 7.31%
0.3mm 16.67% 12.00% 9.68%
0.35mm 18.92% 13.73% 11.11% 9.33%
0.4mm 21.05% 15.38% 12.50% 10.53% 15.38% 11.20%
0.5mm 25.00% 18.52% 15.15% 12.82% 18.52% 13.62%
0.75mm 33.33% 25.42% 21.13% 18.07% 25.42%
1mm 40.00% 31.25% 26.32% 22.73% 31.25%
1.25mm 36.23% 30.86% 26.88% 36.23%
1.5mm 40.54% 34.88% 30.61% 40.54%
2mm 47.62% 41.67% 37.04% 47.62%
2.5mm 53.19% 47.17% 42.37% 53.19%
3mm 57.69% 51.72% 46.88% 57.69%
4mm 64.52% 58.82% 54.05% 64.52%
5mm 69.44% 64.10% 59.52% 69.44%
6mm 68.18% 63.83% 73.17%
7mm 71.43% 67.31% 76.09%
8mm 74.07% 70.18% 78.43%
9mm 76.27% 72.58% 80.36%
10mm 78.13% 74.63% 81.97%
11mm 79.71% 76.39% 83.33%
12mm 81.08% 77.92% 84.51%
12.7mm 81.94% 78.88% 85.23%

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