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  • Question
  • During washing of filter at the end of constant pressure filtration, the rate of washing equals the rate of filtration


  • Options
  • A. at time zero.
  • B. at the end of filtration.
  • C. when half the filtrate has been obtained.
  • D. at the end of filtration, but decreases with time subsequently.

  • Correct Answer
  • at the end of filtration. 


  • Mechanical Operations problems


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    • 1. Tube mill compared to ball mill

    • Options
    • A. produces finer products.
    • B. is long in comparison with its diameter.
    • C. uses smaller balls.
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 2. For spheres, the surface shape factor is given by (where, A = area, V = volume, and D = diameter)

    • Options
    • A. ?(=A/D2)
    • B. ?/6(=V/D3)
    • C.
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Crushing efficiency of a machine ranges between __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 0.1 to 2
    • B. 5 to 10
    • C. 20 to 25
    • D. 50 to 70
    • Discuss
    • 4. Separation of solid suspended in liquid into a supernatant clear liquid and a denser slurry employs a process termed as the

    • Options
    • A. coagulation
    • B. flocculation
    • C. sedimentation
    • D. clarification
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following crushers can be considered as a combination of a jaw crusher and a roller crusher?

    • Options
    • A. Rod mill
    • B. Fluid energy mill
    • C. Gyratory crusher
    • D. Ball mill
    • Discuss
    • 6. Filter medium resistance is that offered by the

    • Options
    • A. filter cloth.
    • B. embedded particles in the septum.
    • C. filter cloth and the embedded particle collectively.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Filtration operation carried out by continuous increase of the inlet pressure of slurry, is called the __________ filtration.

    • Options
    • A. constant rate
    • B. varying pressure
    • C. varying rate
    • D. constant pressure
    • Discuss
    • 8. The reduction ratio for grinders is defined as(where, Df and Dp are average diameters of feed and product respectively).

    • Options
    • A. Df/Dp
    • B. Dp/Df
    • C. Df - Dp
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Fluid energy mill comes in the category of

    • Options
    • A. grinder
    • B. crusher
    • C. cutter
    • D. ultrafine grinder
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the turbine agitator.

    • Options
    • A. Recommended peripheral speed for the turbine agitator is 200-250 metres/minute.
    • B. Pitched blade turbine agitator gives only radial flow with complete absence of the axial flow.
    • C. Generally, the diameter of the agitator is kept between l/3rd to l/6th of the tank diameter while the blade length is l/4th of agitator diameter (with central disc, it is l/8th of the agitator diameter).
    • D. Turbine agitator should be located at a height not less than one agitator diameter length from the bottom. If the depth of liquid in the tank is more than twice the agitator diameter, two agitators should be used.
    • Discuss


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