screen analysis

screen analysis

[′skrēn ə‚nal·ə·səs] (engineering) A method for finding the particle-size distribution of any loose, flowing, conglomerate material by measuring the percentage of particles that pass through a series of standard screens with holes of various sizes.

sieve analysis, screen analysis

A determination of the proportions of particles lying within certain size ranges in a granular material by separation on sieves of different-size openings.