Department of Chemical Engineering

CH 217 Mechanical Operation Laboratory

Experiment No. 1: Trommel

OBSERVATION TABLE

Feed amount can be suitably assumed

Group Nos. 01, 03, 05, 07

a) Horizontal Position (inclination 0 degree)

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
1 40 0.014 0.016 0.058 0.582
2 0.018 0.026 0.126 0.794
3 0.024 0.024 0.180 0.776

b) At angle 10 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
1 40 0.011 0.012 0.045 0.441
2 0.013 0.013 0.048 0.542
3 0.014 0.016 0.052 0.520

c) At angle 15 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
1 40 0.008 0.011 0.023 0.334
2 0.006 0.012 0.027 0.348
3 0.008 0.011 0.028 0.322

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Feed amount can be suitably assumed

Group Nos. 02, 04, 06, 08

a) Horizontal Position (inclination 0 degree)

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (kg)
1 15 18 50 724 1.022
2 16 110 686 1.052
3 8 98 626 1.104

b) At angle 10 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 15 8 112 672 938
2 6 66 590 1046
3 6 46 508 1092

c) At angle 15 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 15 10 80 640 838
2 8 60 500 916
3 8 42 398 924

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Feed amount can be suitably assumed

Group Nos. 09, 11, 13, 15, 17

a) Horizontal Position (inclination 0 degree)

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 10 6 46 358 552
2 2 30 242 700
3 2 24 170 754

b) At angle 10 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 10 6 34 216 690
2 6 24 254 718
3 4 16 162 796

c) At angle 15 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 10 4 56 388 530
2 2 20 1829 792
3 8 14 120 830

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Feed amount can be suitably assumed

Group Nos. 10, 12, 14, 16, 18

a) Horizontal Position (inclination 0 degree)

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 5 2 52 378 515
2 2 18 1805 780
3 6 11 110 810

b) At angle 10 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 5 4 30 212 682
2 4 20 250 700
3 2 12 157 790

c) At angle 15 degree from horizontal

S. No. RPM Screen

Finest Middle Largest Residue
(g) (g) (g) (g)
1 5 3 54 386 527
2 1 18 1826 790
3 7 11 118 810

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