MECHANICAL OPERATION-CHE-403

1st Unit Test (2016)

Time-1 Hours Full Marks-15

1. Answer the following MCQs 5x1=5

i) Cyclone separator is generally used for

a) liquid-solid separation b) gas-solid separation c) insoluble liquids separation d) none of these

ii) In the Newtons law region, the terminal velocity of a particle is proportional to a) square root of particle
diameter b) particle diameter c) square of particle diameter d) cubic root of particle diameter

iii) For coarse reduction of hard solids, we use a)Impact b) attrition c) compression d) cutting
iv) Determine equivalent dia of a cube of side a.
v) A Trommel is
a) a vibrating screen b) a oscillatory screen c) a perforated cylinder d) gyratory screen.

2.a ) Derive the expression of critical speed of a ball mill with radius R and average ball size r.
b) Open-circuit grinding and closed-circuit grinding c) Dodge jaw crusher and Blake jaw crusher. 2+1+2
3 A quartz mixture having the screen analysis is screened through a standard 10mesh screen. The cumulative screen
analysis of overflow and underflow also is given Calculate the mass ratio of the overflow and underflow to feed and the
overall screen efficiency of the screen 5.
Mess Dp,min cumulative fraction larger than Dp
Feed Overflow underflow

4 4.699 0 0 -
6 3.327 0.027 0.071 -
8 2.362 0.15 0.43 0
10 1.651 0.47 0.85 0.195
14 1.168 0.73 0.97 0.58
20 0.833 0.885 0.99 0.83
28 0.589 0.94 1.00 0.91
35 0.417 0.96 - 0.94
65 0.208 0.98 - 0.975
Pan - 1.00 1.00