The ratio of the actual mesh dimension of Taylor series to that of the next smaller screen is
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Equivalent diameter of a particle is the diameter of the sphere having the same
A. Ratio of surface to volume as the actual volume
B. Ratio of volume to surface as the particle
C. Volume as the particle
D. None of these
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Sedimentation on commercial scale occurs in
A. Classifiers
B. Thickeners
C. Rotary drum filters
D. Cyclones
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The value of work index does not change materially from one equipment to another. If the value of work index determined for close circuit grinding is Wi, then the same for open circuit grinding will be
A. 0.5 Wi
B. Wi
C. 1.34 Wi
D. 3.34 Wi
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Dust collection efficiency of electrostatic precipitator can be as high as 99.9%. Maximum temperature and pressure of dust laden gas that can be cleaned in an electrostatic precipitator is respectively.
A. 200°C and 5 atm
B. 1000°C and 10 atm
C. 500°C and 50 atm
D. 1000°C and 500 atm
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Which of the following oxides is not present in hematite iron ore?
A. Titanium oxide
B. Calcium oxide
C. Cobalt oxide
D. Manganese oxide
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Which of the following grinding mills has the horizontally arranged rods as the grinding elements thereby delivering more uniform granular products with minimum fines?
A. Compartment mill
B. Rod mill
C. Pebble mill
D. Tube mill
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Filtration rate does not depend upon the
A. Pressure drop & area of filtering surface
B. Resistance of the cake & the septum
C. Properties of the cake & the filtrate
D. None of these
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For coarse reduction of hard solids, use
A. Impact
B. Attrition
C. Compression
D. Cutting
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200 mesh screen means 200 openings per
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Vibrating screens are used for handling large tonnages of materials. The vibrating motion is imparted to the screening surface by means of
A. Electromagnets
B. Cams or eccentric shafts
C. Unblanced fly wheels
D. Either A, B or C
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Gizzlies are used for separating __________ solids.
A. Coarse
B. Fine
C. Any size
D. None of these
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For grinding of cereals, grains, spices, pigments, saw dust, cork etc., the most extensively used size reduction equipment is a
A. Buhrstone mill
B. Ball mill
C. Crushing rolls
D. Hammer mill
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What is the usual value of angle of nip for crushing of ordinary rock in smooth steel crushing rolls?
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Sauter mean diameter is the same as the __________ mean diameter.
A. Mass
B. Arithmetic
C. Volume-surface
D. Geometric
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Filter medium resistance is important during the __________ of filtration.
A. Early stages
B. Final stages
C. Entire process
D. None of these
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Power consumption during turbulent flow in agitation tank is proportional to the __________ of the liquid.
A. Viscosity
B. Thermal conductivity
C. Surface tension
D. Density
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Mechanical conveyors which push the material along an endless trough or tube are called scrappers. Which of the following conveying equipments comes under the category of 'scrappers'?
A. Bucket conveyor
B. Flight conveyor
C. Screw conveyor
D. Both B and C
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For laminar flow of filtrate through the cake deposited on septum, which of the following will be valid?
A. Kozney-Karman equation
B. Leva's equation
C. Blake-Plummer equation
D. None of these
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Pine oil and cresylic acid are used as __________ in the froth floatation process.
A. Frother
B. Collector
C. Depressor
D. Conditioner
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