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4.22) A cyclone used to control the emissions from a furniture manufacturer is expected to be
80% efficient (80% recovery). The hopper under the cyclone holds 1 tonnes of wood dust. If the
air flow to the cyclone holds 1.2 tonnes per day of wood dust, how often must the hopper be
emptied?
Solution:
1.2 tonnes/day
1 tonne
= 1.2/day
= 2 / day
4.24) A 1000tonnes/day ore-processing plant processes an ore that contains 20% mineral. The
plant recovers 100 tonnes/day of the mineral. This is not a very effective operation, and some of
the mineral is still in the waste ore (the tailings). These tailings are sent to a secondary
processing plant that is able to recover 50% of the mineral in the tailings. The recovered mineral
from the secondary recovery plant is sent to the main plant, where it is combined with the other
recovered mineral, and then all of it is shipped to the user.
Solution: