To get a fine talc powder from its granules, the equipment used is
A. Roller crusher
B. Ball mill
C. Jaw crusher
D. Gyratory crusher
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Removal of activated carbon from glycerine is done by
A. Plate and frame filter
B. Rotary vacuum filter
C. Batch basket centrifuge
D. None of these
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Pick out the wrong statement:
A. Magnetic separation method can be employed to treat both dry & wet ores
B. Reduction ratio in crushing operation is defined as the ratio of minimum feed size to the maximum product size
C. Gyratory crusher is used for coarse crushing
D. Screens are of stationary, moving and vibratory types
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For achieving maximum capacity of the ball mill, the ball charge should be equal to about __________ percent of the ball mill volume.
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Stamp mills are generally used for crushing
A. Iron ores
B. Gold ores
C. Talc
D. Diamond
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For the preliminary breaking of hard rock, we use a
A. Gyratory crusher
B. Ball mill
C. Tube mill
D. Squirrel-cage disintegrator
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Separation of materials into products based on the difference of their sizes is called
A. Sizing
B. Sorting
C. Classification
D. Flocculation
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For spheres, the specific surface shape factor is given by
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For a non-spherical particle, the sphericity
A. Is defined as the ratio of surface area of a sphere having the same volume as the particle to the actual surface area of the particle
B. Has the dimension of length
C. Is always less than 1
D. Is the ratio of volume of a sphere having the same surface area as the particle to the actual volume of the particle
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Ultrafine grinders operate principally by
A. Slow compression
B. Impact
C. Attrition
D. Cutting action
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During agitation of liquids, the
A. Froude number is independent for the curves between power number and Reynolds number in baffled system
B. Power number becomes independent of impellers Reynolds number at high Reynolds number, but is dependent on the geometry of the impeller
C. Froude number is used to account for the effect of surface (e.g., the centre vortex) on the power number
D. All of the above
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Filter aids like asbestos, kieselguhr, diatomaceous earth etc. are used to increase the porosity of the final filter cake & reducing the cake resistance during filtration. Filter aid is
A. Added to the feed slurry
B. Precoated on the filter medium prior to filtration
C. Separated from the cake by dissolving solids or by burning it off
D. All of the above
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According to Bond crushing law, the work required to form particle of size 'D' from very large feed is (where ( V S ) p and ( V S ) f are surface to volume ratio of the product and feed respectively).
A. ( V S ) p
B. C. ( V S ) p 2
D. ( V S ) f
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Angle of nip of the crushing rolls does not depend upon the
A. Diameter of the rolls
B. Speed of the rolls
C. Product size
D. Feed size
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The distribution given by microscopic analysis of powder is
A. Number
B. Length
C. Area
D. Volume
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For Indian standard (IS) screens, the mesh number is equal to its aperture size expressed to the nearest deca-micron (0.01 mm). Aperture width of IS screen of mesh number 50 will be approximately __________ microns.
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Theoretical capacity of crushing rolls in tons/hr is given by (where, V = peripherial velocity, m/sec. W = width of rolls, m. Dr = distance between rolls, ρ = density of material to be crushed, kg/m3 . here V = πN.D, where N = speed of the rolls in rotation per second (rps) D = diameter of rolls, m)
A. 3.6 V.W.Dr.ρ
B. 3.6 V.W.ρ
C. 3.6 W.Dr.ρ
D. 3.6 V.W.Dr/ρ
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__________ conveyor is the most suitable for long distance transportation of cold, non-abrasive granular/irregular shape/fine materials.
A. Bucket
B. Belt
C. Screw
D. Apron
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Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the roll crushers.
A. Maximum feed size determines the required roll diameter
B. For hard material's crushing, the reduction ratio should not exceed 4
C. Both the rolls run necessarily at the same speed
D. Reduction ratio and differential roll speed affect production rate & energy consumed per unit of surface produced
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Dry powdery solid materials are transported by a __________ conveyor.
A. Belt
B. Bucket
C. Screw
D. None of these
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