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  • Question
  • Tank filter (e.g., Nutsch filter) is


  • Options
  • A. a high pressure filter.
  • B. a continuous filter.
  • C. used for small scale filtration work.
  • D. a leaf filter.

  • Correct Answer
  • used for small scale filtration work. 


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    • 1. A __________ mixer resembles a ball mill without balls.

    • Options
    • A. banbery
    • B. pug mill
    • C. tumbling
    • D. pan
    • Discuss
    • 2. Height of liquid in agitation tank is normally maintained equal to the tank diameter. However, if the tank is too tall and a large liquid hold up is desired, then two or more impellers mounted on the same shaft may be used. The clearance between the tank bottom and the bottom most impeller should be about (where, D = impeller diameter)

    • Options
    • A. 0.5 D
    • B. D
    • C. 1.5 D
    • D. 2 D
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which is a secondary crusher for a hard & tough stone?

    • Options
    • A. Jaw crusher
    • B. Cone crusher
    • C. Impact crusher
    • D. Toothed roll crusher
    • Discuss
    • 4. Size measurement of ultrafine particles can be best expressed in terms of

    • Options
    • A. centimetre
    • B. screen size
    • C. micron
    • D. surface area per unit mass
    • Discuss
    • 5. Higher is the mesh number, smaller will be the aperture size of the screen. It means that the aperture size of a 200 mesh screen will be smaller than that of 20 mesh screen. This is valid for

    • Options
    • A. British standard screens.
    • B. German standard screens (DIN 1171) etc.
    • C. American standard screens (ASTM and Tyler standard screens).
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. Cyclones are used primarily for separating

    • Options
    • A. solids
    • B. solids from fluids
    • C. liquids
    • D. solids from solids
    • Discuss
    • 7. Molten ammonium nitrate is mixed with ground limestone in fertilizer plant in a

    • Options
    • A. pug mill
    • B. mixer-extruder
    • C. banbury mixer
    • D. muller mixer
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a ball mill, the volume occupied by the balls (when the mill is stopped) is about __________ percent of the volume of the mill.

    • Options
    • A. 35
    • B. 50
    • C. 70
    • D. 85
    • Discuss
    • 9. Reciprocating screens are normally inclined at an angle of 5° with the horizontal and employ gyratory motion at feed end & reciprocating motion at the discharge end. They are not suitable for the screening of the

    • Options
    • A. light metal powder down upto 4 meshsize.
    • B. dry chemicals.
    • C. heavy tonnages of rocks or gravel.
    • D. powdered food & granular materials.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Cummulative analysis for determining surface area is preferred over differential analysis, because of the assumption that "all particles in a simple fraction equal in size" is not needed for cummulative anslysis unlike differential anlaysis.
    • B. A gate diagram is a plot of cummulative percent by weight undersize vs. the reciprocal of diameter, in which the area beneath the curve represents the surface.
    • C. Capacity of crusher in choke feeding is increased.
    • D. Rolling of pebbles/balls from top to bottom of the heap in tumbling mills is called 'cascading and throwing of the balls through the air to the toe of the heap is called 'cataracting'.
    • Discuss


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