42.

In a mixture of quartz of density 2650 kg/ m 3 and galena of density 7500 kg/ m 3, the sizes of the
particles range from 0.0052 to 0.025 mm. On separation in a hydraulic classifier under free settling
conditions, three fractions are obtained, one consisting of quartz only, one a mixture of quartz and galena,
and one of galena only. What are the ranges of sizes of particles of the two substances in the original
mixture?

a. 0.0103-0.0126 mm. c. 0.0103-0.0138 mm.

b. 0.0126-0.0138 mm. d. 0.0126-0.0145 mm.

89. A slurry of CaCO 3 is filtered in a plate and frame filter press with a total area of 86.1 ft 2, and operated
at constant pressure drop of 2 atm. The mass of dry cake collected is 742 lbs and the volume collected is
68.1 ft 3. The following data have been determined for the said slurry.

Viscosity = 0.982 cP
Specific cake resistance = 1.27 x1011/ft
Resistance due to the filter medium = 1.55x1010/ft
Calculate the filtration time in minutes.

a. 28 c. 42

b. 36 d. 48

90. A plate and frame filter press containing 24 frames, each 1-inch thick and has inside dimensions of
2 ft. by 2 ft. Filtering time is 2 hours. Wash water volume is 10% of the filtrate volume per cycle.
Filtering and washing are done at the same pressure. The final cake is 0.05 ft 3 per ft 3. of filtrate. If the
time for cleaning and reassembling is 30 min/cycle, the capacity of the press is

a. 900 ft 3/hr c. 950 ft 3/d

b. 936 ft 3/d d. 936 ft 3/cycle

90. A plate and frame filter press with 10 frames is used to filter a slurry at a constant pressure. Total
filtration area is 75 ft 2 and the filter delivers 400 lbs. of filtrate in half an hour. If 10 more frames are
added at the filter press, while other conditions remain the same, the time produce 400 lbs. of filtrate,
assuming Rm= 0, is

a. 10 min. c. 7.5 min.

b. 30 min. d. 15 min.
92. The constant pressure (38.7 psia.) filtration equation for filtration system is

t / V = 9.05 x 10−5 V + 0.01, sec/L

If the slurry is filtered at constant rate of 10 L/s, how long will it take to reach 50 psi.filtration pressure.

a. 132 s. c. 155 s.

b. 140s. d. 128 s.

93. In the filtration of a sludge, the initial period is effected at a constant rate with the feed pump at full
capacity until the pressure differential reaches 400 kPa. The pressure is then maintained at this value for
a remainder of filtration. The constant rate operation requires 900 seconds and 1/3 of the total filtrate is
obtained during this period. No washing of the cycle is done. If the time for removing the cake and
reassembling the press is 1200 seconds determine the total time per cycle.

a. 5700 s. c. 5100 s.

b. 4500 s. d. 4015 s.

94. A filtration is carried out for 10 min. at a constant pressure in a leaf filter and there after it is
continued at constant pressure which is attained at the end of the constant rate period. If one quarter of the
total value of the filtrate is collected during the constant rate period. What is the total filtration time?
Assume that the cake is incompressible and that the filter medium resistance is negligible.

a. 55 min. c. 65 min.

b. 45 min. d. 75 min.

95. A rotary drum filter with 35% of its filtering area submerged in the slurry, turns at 0.5 rpm. The
filtrate production is 0.61 cubic meter per min. per square meter of filtering area submerged when
filtering lime slurry. Average production is 20.4 cubic meters of filtrate per hour. The estimated area of
the filter cloth in square meter is

a. 3.2 c. 1.6

b. 2.5 d. 4.4