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shoot wires |
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The wires running the short way of, or across the cloth as woven. Also referred to as
"shute", "fill" or "weft" wires. |
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side tension |
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Edge preparation on a screen surface allowing it to be stretched at right angles to the
direction of material flow. |
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sieve |
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Metric openings, in a fixed ratio, assigned by the U.S. Bureau of Standards, based upon
the number 18 sieve having an opening on one millimeter (0.039370"). The relation of consecutive numbered sieves is as one to the fourth root of two (or for
every fourth sieve ratio is as one to two). Sieve numbers are arbitrary numbers and have
no direct relationship to the number of meshes per inch.
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slots 'L' |
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A slotted opening with the long opening running parallel to the length of the screen
panel, typically parallel with the flow of material. Also referred to as "slots
parallel" or "S.P.". |
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slots right angle |
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Also referred to as "SRA". See - "slot-s" |
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slots 'S' |
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A slotted opening with the long opening running at a right angle to the length of the
screen panel, typically at a right angle to the flow of material. |
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slotted openings |
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Wire cloth (wire mesh) with rectangular openings which allows the maximum open area and
tends to prevent blinding or plugging of material.
The warp mesh-count and wire size are indicated before the shoot (weft) mesh- count and
wire size.
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Soffit-Vent Screen |
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Hardware cloth slit to narrow widths as required, typically supplied in 4 or 8 mesh. |
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space |
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The actual clear opening or space between the inside edges of two parallel wires. |
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Space Cloth |
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Square mesh wire cloth which is designated by the width of the open space between the
inside edges of two parallel wires. |
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Spark Arrester |
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Wire mesh used to retain particles of burning materials. |
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split deck |
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A screen deck longitudinally divided allowing two individual screen panels to be
installed across the width of the deck. |
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SPW |
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Abbreviation for "Single Plain Dutch Weave". |
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square hook |
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The formed hook on the tensioning edge of a screen panel formed in the shape of a
"U" or square, with two right angles. |
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square mesh |
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Wire cloth with the mesh count and wire diameter the same in both directions. |
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