Chemical Engineering - Mechanical Operations

21.
Sizing of very fine particles of the order of 5 to 10 microns is done by elutriation, which is a __________ operation.
clarification
sedimentation
flocculation
classification
Answer: Option
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22.
In the cyclone separator used for separation of dust from dust laden gas, the gas
enters the cyclone from the top.
is admitted tangentially at high velocity.
develops a helical motion inside the chamber.
both (b) and (c).
Answer: Option
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23.
The basic filtration equation is given as where, V is volume of the filtrate ; A is the filtration area, a is specific cake resistance, μ is viscosity of the filtrate, and C is the concentration of the solids in the feed slurry.
In a 20 minutes constant rate filtration, 5 m3 of filtrate was obtained. If this is followed by a constant pressure filtration, how much more time in minutes, it will take for another 5 m3 of filtrate to be produced ? Neglect filter medium resistance, Rm ; assume incompressible cake.
10
20
25
30
Answer: Option
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24.
Size reduction of fibrous materials like wood, asbestos, mica etc. is done by a disintegrator exemplified by the
Blake jaw crusher
cage mill
stamp mill
Bradford's breaker
Answer: Option
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25.
The material is crushed in a gyratory crusher by the action of
impact
compression
attrition
cutting
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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