Fluid Particle Mechanics (CHT 208)

Assignment-1 Date: 12-03-2020

1. Submit one page write-up with neat and clean diagram of these instruments:
a. Gyratory crushers
b. Roll Crusher
c. Ball mill
d. Stationary screens (Grizzlies)
e. Gyrating screens
f. Rotary vacuum filter
2. What is open-circuit and closed-circuit operation in size reduction and size separation
processes?
3. Consider the filtration operation in centrifuge with bowl radius of R. Assuming that the
suspension is introduced such that the inner radius of liquid surface remains constant at ro.
Derive the expression for cake thickness (r’) deposited after time t, in terms of angular
rotational speed of bowl (ω), specific resistance of cake (α), density of suspension (ρ),
viscosity of filtrate (µ) and volume of incompressible cake deposited per unit volume of
filtrate collected (ν).
4. Data on screening operation is presented in below table. Particle size distribution of feed,
overflow and underflow are given as cumulative frequency. The screen used for separation
has an aperture size of 460 µm and 1000 kg/h of feed are processed obtaining 650 kg/h of
overflow. Calculate efficiency of the operation by using following two equations. See
whether the efficiencies calculated are same or different. If different then give your
comment on this. (This problem is similar to Q.N 3 of Tutorial-4)
𝐷 𝑥𝐷 𝐷 1 − 𝑥𝐷
𝐸= ( ) [1 − ( )] (1)
𝐹 𝑥𝐹 𝐹 1 − 𝑥𝐹
𝑥𝐹 − 𝑥𝐵 𝑥𝐷 𝑥𝐹 − 𝑥𝐵 1 − 𝑥𝐷
𝐸=( ) ( ) [1 − ( )( )] (2)
𝑥𝐷 − 𝑥𝐵 𝑥𝐹 𝑥𝐷 − 𝑥𝐵 1 − 𝑥𝐹
Screen aperture size Cumulative Fractions
(µm) Feed Coarse Fine
850 0.02 0.06 -
710 0.12 0.28 -
600 0.26 0.58 0.02
500 0.45 0.78 0.08
425 0.68 0.90 0.24
355 0.82 0.96 0.46
300 0.90 1.00 0.68
212 0.98 - 0.84