Trommels are revolving screens which normally operate in the range of __________ rpm.
A. 1 - 2
B. 15 - 20
C. 40 - 50
D. 60 - 75
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Separation of a suspension or slurry into a supernatant clear liquid (free from particles) and a thick sludge containing a high concentration of solid is called
A. Classification
B. Sedimentation
C. Clarification
D. Decantation
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At low Reynold's number, the power (P) required for agitating a fluid in a stirred tank becomes independent of inertial forces. In this limit, indicate which of the following relations is satisfied:
Po = ρ/ρN3 D5 : Power number
Re = ρ ND2 /μ: Reynold's number
N is the impeller rotational speed and D is the impeller diameter.
A. Po ∝ Re-1.0
B. Po ∝ Re0.0
C. Po ∝ Re0.5
D. Po ∝ Re1.0
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The constants (Kb, Kr and Kk) used in the laws of crushing (i.e., Bond's law, Rittinger's law and Kick's law) depend upon the
A. Feed material
B. Type of crushing machine
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Which of the following parts of a jaw crusher is subjected to maximum wear and tear during its operation?
A. Check plates
B. Jaw plates
C. Toggles
D. Crush shaft
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Which of the following mechanical conveyors does not come under the division 'carriers'?
A. Belt conveyor
B. Bucket elevator
C. Screw conveyor
D. Apron conveyor
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Which of the follwoing mechanical conveyors does not come under the division 'scrapers'?
A. Ribbon conveyor
B. Flight conveyor
C. Bucket elevators
D. Drag conveyor
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In case of a revolving mill, wet grinding compared to dry grinding
A. Requires more energy
B. Has less capacity
C. Complicates handling & classification of the product
D. None of these
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Range of compressibility co-efficient of the commercial compressible cake obtained in filtration operation is
A. 0.01 to 0.1
B. 0.1 to 0.3
C. 0.2 to 0.8
D. 0.2 to 0.4
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Separation of isotopes is generally done using a/an __________ centrifuge.
A. Ultra
B. Disk-bowl
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Pick out the material having minimum Rittinger's number.
A. Calcite
B. Pyrite
C. Quartz
D. Galena
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Agglomeration of individual particles into clusters (flocs) is called flocculation. To prevent flocculation, the most commonly used dispersing agents are
A. Carbonates
B. Sulphates
C. Silicates & phosphates
D. Bi-carbonates
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Which of the following mineral dressing operations is termed as 'comminution'?
A. Panning
B. Spiralling
C. Tabling
D. None of these
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Cumulative analysis for determining surface is more precise than differential analysis, because of the
A. Assumption that all particles in a single fraction are equal in size
B. Fact that screening is more effective
C. Assumption that all particles in a single fraction are equal in size, is not needed
D. None of these
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Screen capacity is proportional to (where, S = screen aperture)
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Rod mills employed for grinding
A. Employ a steel shell having L/D ratio of 1.5 to 3.0
B. Is useful for handling sticky materials
C. Employ steel rods of 2-12 cms diameter extending over full length of the mill
D. All of the above
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Ultra centrifuges are used for the separation of __________ solid particles.
A. Coarse
B. Fine
C. Colloidal
D. Dissolved
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Feed size of ≥ 25 cms can be accepted by
A. Ball mill
B. Rod mill
C. Fluid energy mill
D. Jaw crusher
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The unit of filter medium resistance is
A. Cm-1
B. Gm/cm-1
C. Cm/gm-1
D. Gm-1
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A suspension of glass beads in ethylene glycol has a hindered settling velocity of 1.7 mm/s, while the terminal settling velocity of a single glass bead in ethylene glycol is 17 mm/s. If the Richardson-Zaki hindered settling index is 4.5, the volume fraction of solids in the suspension is
A. 0.1
B. 0.4
C. 0.6
D. None of these
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