Mechanical Operations Part 3 Flashcards
To get ultrafine particles, the equipment used is a
ball mil
rod mill
hammer crusher
fluid energy mill
fluid energy mill
Vacuum filter is most suitable for the
removal of fines from liquid.
liquids having high vapour pressure.
liquids of very high viscosity
none of these.
none of these.
The porosity of a compressible cake is
minimum at the filter medium.
minimum at the upstream face
maximum at the filter medium.
same throughout the thickness of cake.
minimum at the filter medium.
Which of the following conveyors cannot be recommended for transportation of abrasive materials ?
Belt conveyor
Apron conveyor
Flight conveyor
Chain conveyor
Flight conveyor
Separation of materials into products based on the difference of their sizes is called
sizing
sorting
classification
flocculation
sizing
For classification of potable (drinking) water, we use a __________ filter.
gravity sand
plate and frame
vacuum leaf
rotary vacuum
gravity sand
Hot, lumpy & abrasive materials are best transported by using a/an __________ conveyor.
apron
belt
screw
flight
apron
Additives used for promoting the floccula-tion of particles is a/an
electrolyte
surface active agent
both (a) & (b)
neither (a) nor (b)
both (a) & (b)
In case of grinding in a ball mill
wet grinding achieves a finer product size than dry grinding
its capacity decreases with increasing fineness of the products.
grinding cost and power requirement increases with increasing fineness of the products.
all (a), (b) and (c).
all (a), (b) and (c).
The capacity of a classifier in ‘tons of solid/hr’ is given by (where, A = cross-sectional area, m2 V = rising velocity of fluid, m/sec.S = percentage of solids in the suspension by volume.rho = density of solids, kg/m3)
3.6 AVS.rho
3.6 A.V.rho
3.6 A.S. rho
3.6 AVS/rho
3.6 AVS.rho
Kick’s law relates to
energy consumption
final particle size
feed size
none of these
energy consumption
__________ mill is normally used for grinding of talc.
Tube
Compartment
Ring-roll
Pebble
Ring-roll
Colloidal mills are used for __________ grinding.
coarse
intermediate
fine
ultrafine
ultrafine
Fluid medium used in the classification technique of mineral beneficiation is
air
water
either (a) or (b)
neither (a) nor (b)
either (a) or (b)
The maximum slope of a belt conveyor can be
15
30
45
60
30
The filter medium resistance is controlled by
pressure drop alone
flow rate alone
both pressure drop and flow rate
cake thickness
both pressure drop and flow rate
The unit of filter medium resistance is
cm-1
gm/cm-1
cm/gm-1
gm-1
cm-1
During size reduction by a jaw crusher, the energy consumed decreases with the
decreasing size of product at constant size of feed
decreasing machine capacity.
increasing size of feed at constant reduction ratio.
none of these.
increasing size of feed at constant reduction ratio.
Which of the following can be most effectively used for clarification of lube oil and printing ink?
Sparkler filter
Precoat filter
Disc-bowl centrifuge
Sharpies supercentrifuge
Sharpies supercentrifuge
Ultracentrifuges running at speeds upto 100000 rpm is normally used for the
separation of isotopes based on their density or molecular weights difference.
concentration of rubber latex.
separation of cream from milk.
dewaxing of lubricating oil.
separation of isotopes based on their density or molecular weights difference.
Sizing of very fine particles of the order of 5 to 10 microns is done by elutriation, which is a __________ operation.
clarification
sedimentation
flocculation
classification
classification
In the cyclone separator used for separation of dust from dust laden gas, the gas
enters the cyclone from the top.
is admitted tangentially at high velocity.
develops a helical motion inside the chamber.
both (b) and (c).
both (b) and (c).
Size reduction of fibrous materials like wood, asbestos, mica etc. is done by a disintegrator exemplified by the
Blake jaw crusher
cage mill
stamp mill
Bradford’s breaker
cage mill
The material is crushed in a gyratory crusher by the action of
impact
compression
attrition
cutting
compression
The equivalent diameter of channel of a constant non-circular cross-section of 3 cm by 6 cm will be __________ cms.
20
12
8
2
2
Which of the following may prove unsuitable for filtering volatile liquids ?
Pressure filter
Gravity filter
Centrifugal filter
Vacuum filter
Vacuum filter
__________ mean diameter of particles is given by Σ(xi/Dpi)
Mass
volume
Arithmetic
Volume surface
volume
Mass flow of granular solid (M) through a circular opening of dia, D follows
M is proportional to sqrt D
M is proportional to D2
M is proportional to D3
M is proportional to D
M is proportional to D3
Sauter mean diameter is the same as the __________ mean diameter.
mass
arithmetic
volume-surface
geometric
volume-surface
Cake resistance is
important in the beginning of filtration
decreased with the time of filtration.
independent of pressure drop.
none of these.
none of these.
In paint industries, blending of light paste is done by using a
masticator
charge can mixer
kneader
none of these
charge can mixer
A sand mixture was screened through a standard 10-mesh screen. The mass fraction of the oversize material in feed, overflow and underflow were found to be 0.38, 0.79 and 0.22 respectively. The screen effectiveness based on the oversize is
0.5
0.58
0.68
0.62
0.5
__________ is used for producing a thick suspension from a thin slurry.
Rotary drum vacuum filter
Rotary drum vacuum filter
Pressure filter thickener
Plate and frame filter press
Pressure filter thickener
Wet seiving is employed, when the product contains __________ materials.
abrasive
large quantity of very fine
coarse
non-sticky
large quantity of very fine
Energy requirement (per unit mass of material crushed/ground) is highest for
jaw crusher
rod mill
ball mill
fluid energy mill
fluid energy mill
The energy consumed by a ball mill depends on
its speed
its ball load.
the density of the material being ground
all (a), (b) and (c).
all (a), (b) and (c).
Energy consumption in a crusher decreases with increase in the
size of the product (at constant feed size)
capacity of the crushing machine.
size of feed (at constant reduction ratio).
all (a), (b) & (c).
all (a), (b) & (c).
In a mixer, the quantity, (v. L/D) is termed as __________ number(where, v = longitudinal velocity of material, L = length of the mixer, D = diffusivity in axial mixing).
Weber
Pclet
Brinkman
Schmidt
Pclet
The term ‘angle of nip’ is concerned with the operation of the __________ crushers.
jaw
roll
gyrator
none of these
roll
Cartridge filters are termed as ‘edge’ filters, because of the fact that the
disks have very sharp edge.
solids are not deposited at the edge of the disk.
bulk of the solids are removed at the periphery of the disks.
none of these.
bulk of the solids are removed at the periphery of the disks.
Vibrating screens have capacity in the range of __________ tons/ft2 .mm mesh size.
0.2 to 0.8
5 to 25
50 to 100
100 to 250
0.2 to 0.8
Cumulative analysis for determining surface is more precise than differential analysis, because of the
assumption that all particles in a single fraction are equal in size.
fact that screening is more effective.
assumption that all particles in a single fraction are equal in size, is not needed.
none of these.
assumption that all particles in a single fraction are equal in size, is not needed.
cumulative analysis…
…,is not needed
To remove very small amount of tiny solid impurities from liquid, we use a
pressure filter
vacuum filter
centrifugal filter
coagulant
coagulant
Screw conveyors are
run at very high rpm.
suitable for sticky materials.
suitable for highly abrasive materials.
all (a), (b) and (c)
suitable for sticky materials.
__________ mills fall in the category of tumbling mills,
Ball and pebble
Rod and tube
Compartment
all (a), (b) & (c)
all (a), (b) & (c)
Capacity of flight conveyor in tons/hr is given by (where, W & D = width and depth of flight respectively in metre V = speed of the conveyor, metre/second rho = bulk density of material, kg/m3)
3.6 W.D.V.rho
3.6 W.D.V.
3.6 W.V.rho
3.6 D.V.rho
3.6 W.D.V.rho
Which of the following is not a cutting machine?
Dicers
Knife cutters
Slitters
Tube mills
Tube mills
Weber number is significant and is concerned with the
solid-liquid mixing.
liquid-liquid mixing.
dispersion of liquid in liquid.
suspension of solid in liquid.
dispersion of liquid in liquid.
Power consumption during turbulent flow in agitation tank is proportional to the __________ of the liquid.
viscosity
thermal conductivity
surface tension
density
density
Screen efficiency is
recovery/rejection
recovery
rejection
none of these
none of these
For grinding of cereals, grains, spices, pigments, saw dust, cork etc., the most extensively used size reduction equipment is a
Buhrstone mill
ball mill
crushing rolls
hammer mill
Buhrstone mill
Handling of ashes and similar materials can be done best by a __________ conveyor.
flight
drag or slat
belt
ribbon.
drag or slat
Which of the following must be stored in silos and not in open yard ?
Coke breeze
High V.M. bituminous coal
Sand
None of these
High V.M. bituminous coal
Apron conveyors are used for
heavy loads & short runs.
small loads & long runs.
heavy loads & long runs.
none of these.
heavy loads & short runs.
AHLSR Apron Heavy Load Short Run
Sedimentation on commercial scale occurs in
classifiers
thickeners
rotary drum filters
cyclones
rotary drum filters
With increase in drum speed, in a rotary drum filter, the filtration rate
increases
increases linearly
decreases
is not affected
increases
Arrange the following size reduction equipment in the decreasing order of the average particle size produced by each of them.
Jaw crusher, Ball mill, Fluid energy mill
Ball mill, Jaw crusher, Fluid energy mill
Fluid energy mill, Jaw crusher, Ball mill
Fluid energy mill, Ball mill, Jaw crusher
Jaw crusher, Ball mill, Fluid energy mill
jaw ball fluid - decreasing order of average particle size produced
200 mesh seive size corresponds to __________ microns.
24
74
154
200
74