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    This document provides guidelines for selecting an appropriate basket strainer. It discusses several key factors to consider: 1) The open area ratio, which should be at least 4:1 to avoid excessive pressure drops as the basket gets clogged. 2) Ease of basket removal, favoring strainers that can be easily accessed without tools. 3) Compact design, as space is often limited in industrial areas. 4) Availability of different basket perforation/mesh sizes to accommodate a range of particle sizes. Proper sizing of both the strainer and basket perforations is important to optimize performance and cleaning frequency.

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    This document provides guidelines for selecting an appropriate basket strainer. It discusses several key factors to consider: 1) The open area ratio, which should be at least 4:1 to avoid excessive pressure drops as the basket gets clogged. 2) Ease of basket removal, favoring strainers that can be easily accessed without tools. 3) Compact design, as space is often limited in industrial areas. 4) Availability of different basket perforation/mesh sizes to accommodate a range of particle sizes. Proper sizing of both the strainer and basket perforations is important to optimize performance and cleaning frequency.

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    This document provides guidelines for selecting an appropriate basket strainer. It discusses several key factors to consider: 1) The open area ratio, which should be at least 4:1 to avoid excessive pressure drops as the basket gets clogged. 2) Ease of basket removal, favoring strainers that can be easily accessed without tools. 3) Compact design, as space is often limited in industrial areas. 4) Availability of different basket perforation/mesh sizes to accommodate a range of particle sizes. Proper sizing of both the strainer and basket perforations is important to optimize performance and cleaning frequency.

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    This document provides guidelines for selecting an appropriate basket strainer. It discusses several key factors to consider: 1) The open area ratio, which should be at least 4:1 to avoid excessive pressure drops as the basket gets clogged. 2) Ease of basket removal, favoring strainers that can be easily accessed without tools. 3) Compact design, as space is often limited in industrial areas. 4) Availability of different basket perforation/mesh sizes to accommodate a range of particle sizes. Proper sizing of both the strainer and basket perforations is important to optimize performance and cleaning frequency.

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    How to Select a Basket Strainer

    Selection Criteria

    The first consideration when selecting a Hayward basket strainer


    is the amount of free open area. This is the ratio of the open area
    through the strainer basket to the cross sectional area of the pipe.
    A well-designed basket strainer should have an open area ratio of
    at least 4 to 1. Anything less may cause excessive pressure drop.
    The area is calculated with a clean basket and as the basket
    begins to clog, the ratio will drop. Unless there is a wide safety
    margin, the area through the basket may quickly become smaller
    than the pipe area. This will reduce flow through the strainer and
    necessitate very frequent cleaning. A small open area ratio also
    means the holding capacity of the basket is small (an important
    consideration if there is a lot of solid material to be removed.)
    Second, is ease of basket removal. Since a basket strainer is
    used where cleaning may occur often, it stands to reason that
    the basket should be able to be removed and replaced as simply
    as possible. Hayward Simplex and Duplex strainers feature hand
    removable, threaded covers which can be quickly loosened or
    tightened by hand without the use of tools.
    Another item to look for in selecting a strainer is compactness
    of design. Is the strainer unnecessarily bulky or tall? In many
    industrial areas, space is at a premium and the less room a
    strainer takes the better.
    Lastly, a wide variety of basket perforation sizes should be
    available. This is necessary to cope with the great range of
    particle sizes which the strainer may be called upon to remove.

    Selection and Sizing

    Selecting the proper size basket strainer for a particular application


    is extremely important for optimum performance of the strainer.
    Factors such as viscosity, specific gravity, and mesh lining size all
    influence pressure drop of flow through the strainer. As a general
    rule of thumb, a pressure of greater than 2 PSI through a clean
    strainer usually indicates the strainer selected is too small for
    the intended application.
    In some cases, the strainer size may not always be the same size
    as the pipe diameter. For example, the pressure drop of highly
    viscous liquids passing through a mesh basket can cut flow
    considerably making it necessary to use a strainer several times
    larger than pipeline to ensure adequate flow. Likewise, if an
    unusually large amount of material needs to be taken out of the
    process flows, a larger strainer or multiple strainer should be
    specified. By using two strainers in series, the first with large
    openings designed to catch larger particles and the second with
    a fine mesh lining to trap smaller material, the load is spread over
    two strainers and time between maintenance for cleaning is
    also extended.
    Proper Basket Selection

    The question of which perforation or mesh lining size to use


    comes up regularly. Here again, the basic rule is to use the coarsest
    size which will strain out the product to be removed. Using a finer
    mesh than needed will only result in premature clogging. When in
    doubt about which of two basket screens to use, it is best to choose
    the larger. As a rule of thumb, size the baskets for one half the
    particle size to be removed.

    Basket Sizes Offered for Hayward simplex and Duplex Plastic Basket Strainers
    Pressure Drop Correction Factors for Various Size Basket Screens

    PLASTIC

    STAINLESS STEEL

    Correction
    Correction
    Perforation
    Perforation
    Factor
    Factor

    1/32"
    1/16"
    1/8"
    3/16"

    1.05
    1.00
    0.58
    0.46

    1/32"
    3/64"
    1/16"
    5/64"
    7/64"
    1/8"
    5/32"
    3/16"
    1/4"
    3/8"
    1/2"

    0.82
    0.63
    0.74
    0.50
    0.51
    0.58
    0.37
    0.46
    0.58
    0.45
    0.48

    Comparative Particle Size

    STAINLESS STEEL
    Mesh

    Correction
    Factor

    20
    40
    60
    80
    100
    200
    325

    0.79
    1.01
    1.20
    1.16
    1.20
    1.09
    1.22

    mesh

    inches microns

    mesh

    inches microns

    3,250
    1,600
    750
    325
    250
    200
    180
    170
    160
    150
    140

    0.0002
    0.0005
    0.0010
    0.0016
    0.0024
    0.0029
    0.0033
    0.0035
    0.0038
    0.0041
    0.0042

    130
    120
    110
    100
    90
    80
    70
    60
    50
    40
    30

    0.0043
    0.0046
    0.0051
    0.0055
    0.0061
    0.0070
    0.0078
    0.0092
    0.0117
    0.015
    0.020

    6
    14
    25
    40
    62
    74
    85
    90
    97
    100
    108

    110
    118
    131
    149
    156
    179
    200
    238
    300
    385
    513

    Mesh

    24
    20
    18
    16
    14
    12
    10
    8
    6
    5
    4

    inches microns

    0.028
    0.034
    0.039
    0.045
    0.051
    0.060
    0.075
    0.097
    0.132
    0.159
    0.203

    718
    872
    1,000
    1,154
    1,308
    1,538
    1,923
    2,488
    3,385
    4,077
    5,205

    Note: To calculate pressure drop through vessels using other than 1/16" perforated baskets, first calculate
    the pressure drop using the listed Cv, and then multiply the result by the correction factor in the Correction
    Factors chart above. See page 102 for the applicable pressure drop calculation.

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