Calculate the Percentage of Open Area of Continuous Slot Screen
Input
Slot size
inches
mm
Wire width
inches
mm
Outside Diameter of Screen
inches
mm
Diameter of the rods
inches
mm
Number of rods
Result
Percentage of Open Area of a Continuous Slot Screen
%
Open Area
in
2
/ft
cm
2
/m
The flow in gallons per minute per foot of screen
gpm/ft of screen
/
lps/m of screen
Screen Diameter (OD)
No. Rods
Wire Width
Rod Diameter
(in)
(mm)
(in)
(mm)
(in)
(mm)
2.375
60
18
0.058
1.5
0.093
2.4
3.50
89
20
0.090
2.3
0.120
3.0
4.50
114
24
0.118
3.0
0.150
3.8
5.563
141
32
0.146
3.7
0.177
4.5
6.625
168
34
0.165
4.2
0.217
5.5
8.625
219
44
0.183
4.6
0.250
6.4
10.75
273
54
0.215
5.5
0.290
7.4
12.75
324
60
14.00
356
64
16.00
406
68
18.00
457
72
20.00
508
84
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