Collector/Distributor High Performance Vane Wedge Wire Screen

Product Description

What is wedge-wire and how it's made
 

 

Wedge wire screens are manufactured by resistance welding V-shaped wire on support rods. Our wedge wire screen begins with the highest quality raw wire then is made into screen that is cut, shaped, fabricated and cleaned.

Wedge wire can be ordered as raw screen material or fabricated to a finished product to suit your application requirements. The pin point control over the specifications of the slot is what allows Yongkun Screen to provide its customers with highly accurate flow distribution and effective media, debris and sediment filtration. Support Rods running perpendicular to the wrap wire strengthen and maintain the proper design configuration of the screen allowing it to handle intense pressure demands.
Our Wedge Wire Screen is designed to control various processing conditions including volumetric flow rate, minimum dimensional media retention, minimum open area and fluid pressure capabilities. Yongkun Screen is able to professionally work a large variety of stainless steels and alloys into both standard or customizable screen applications and accessory products.

Screens are available in slot sizes ranging from 0.001 in. (25μm) up to (1/2").

The most common material of construction is 300 series stainless steel, however many exotic alloys are available upon request such as 321SS, Duplex & Super Duplex SS, Alloy 20,  Copper Nickel, Hastelloy C-276, Alloy B-3, Monel 400.

Screen diameters range from 0.750 in. to 38" in size straight from our machines. Screen can be fabricated in upwards to 52" O.D in two or more sections depending on the requirements.

Screens also are made in various different configurations, including cylindrical, flat, specialty shapes or curved.  Many different variations of wire and rod sizes/profiles can be selected to develop the exact screen of your choice.

Our screen can be welded to nipples, couplings, pipe, or flanges.
The fabricated and welded construction makes for durable quality vessel internals and media retention products. Wire mesh and perforated pipe may be less expensive initially, but wedge wire screens offer easier installation and long-term operating and cost benefits. Any process or vessel requirements can be accommodated, such as vertical or horizontal vessels.



Wedge Wire Screen Diameter
Screen diameters range from 0.750" to 38" and up in fabricated sections. Your specific tolerance and size requirements will be adhered to and will meet the required industry standards.

Slot Sizes
 

U.S. MESH	INCHES	MICRONS	MILLIMETERS
3	.265	6730	6.73
3.5	.223	5660	5.66
4	.187	4760	4.76
5	.157	4000	4.00
6	.132	3360	3.36
7	.111	2830	2.83
8	.0937	2380	2.38
10	.0787	2000	2.00
12	.0661	1680	1.68
14	.0555	1410	1.41
16	.0469	1190	1.19
18	.0394	1000	1.00
20	.0331	841	.841
25	.0280	707	.707
30	.0232	595	.595
35	.0197	500	.500
40	.0165	420	.420
45	.0138	354	.354
50	.0117	297	.297
60	.0098	250	.250
70	.0083	210	.210
80	.0070	177	.177
100	.0059	149	.149
120	.0049	125	.125
140	.0041	105	.105
170	.0035	88	.088
200	.0029	74	.074
230	.0024	63	.063
270	.0021	53	.053
325	.0017	44	.044
400	.0015	37	.034

Construction Profiles
We offer numerous combinations of profile wires and support rods. Wedge Wire Screen is created by wrapping a profile wire cylindrically around longitudinally placed support rods. The wide range of apertures between the wires and rods allows us to design a screen according to our customers' technical or structural specifications.

 The benefits of using wedge wire:  
- Extended lifetime
- Slot during abrasive operation on the screen surface does not change
- Capability to withstand heavy loads
- High open area
- Less prone to clogging
- Perfectly smooth and flat surface
- High precision of execution Increased capacity and more precise separation
- Self-cleaning effect
- Low pressure loss
- Increased efficiency
- Permanence of exploited resources
- Lower capital cost and maintenance

           External Wound           Inverted Wrap                   Reverse Axial              Reverse Formed           Standard Wound

Applications
Carbon Retention
Catalyst Retention
Center Pipes
Collectors
De-Watering
Distributors
Filter Elements
Filter Leaf Chambers
Filter Support Cores
Flow Distribution
Intake Screens
Outlet Baskets
Reactor Screens
Resin Traps
Trap Filters
Underdrains