The grinding in a hammer crusher takes place due to the
A. Attrition
B. Impact
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Reduction ratio of crushers is the
A. Ratio of feed opening to discharge opening
B. Ratio of discharge opening to feed opening
C. Determining factor for minimum dia of the feed and the product
D. None of these
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Additives used for promoting the floccula-tion of particles is a/an
A. Electrolyte
B. Surface active agent
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Separation of solid particles based on their densities is called
A. Sizing
B. Sorting
C. Clarification
D. Dispersion
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The sphericity of a solid particle of cubical shape is
A. π
B. ( 6 π ) 3 1
C. ( 6 π ) 2 1
D. 3 π
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For separation of sugar solution from settled out mud, we use a __________ filter.
A. Sparkler
B. Plate and frame
C. Centrifugal
D. Rotary drum vaccum
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Energy consumption in a crusher decreases with increase in the
A. Size of the product (at constant feed size)
B. Capacity of the crushing machine
C. Size of feed (at constant reduction ratio)
D. All of the above
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For a sphere falling in the constant drag co-efficient regime, its terminal velocity depends on its diameter (d) as
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Ribbon blenders are exclusively meant for
A. Blending miscible liquids
B. Non-flowing powder and thin pastes
C. Bath mixing
D. Continuous mixing
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Diatomaceous earth is a/an
A. Explosive
B. Filter aid
C. Filter medium
D. Catalyst
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Mixing of plastic solids is generally facilitated by
A. Dispersion
B. Mastication
C. Kneading
D. None of these
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Temperature of the product during ultrafine grinding
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. May increase or decrease ; depends on the material being ground
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During the washing of cake
A. All the resistances are constant
B. Filter medium resistance increases
C. Filter medium resistance decreases
D. Cake resistance decreases
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Metallic wire mesh is used as a filtering medium for the separation of dust from dust laden gas in case of a/an
A. Air filter
B. Bag filter
C. Venturi scrubber
D. Hydrocyclones
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Which of the following is not an industrial screening equipment?
A. Sharpies centrifuge
B. Vibrating screen
C. Grizzly
D. Trommel
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Ore concentration by jigging is based on the difference in the __________ of the particles.
A. Specific gravities
B. Wettability
C. Shape
D. None of these
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According to Taggart's rule for selecting between a gyratory crusher and a jaw crusher; the later should be used, if the hourly tonnage to be crushed divided by the square of the gape expressed in cm is less than
A. 0.00184
B. 0.0184
C. 0.184
D. 1.84
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Which of the following crushing laws is most accurately applicable to the fine grinding of materials ?
A. Bond's crushing law
B. Kick's law
C. Rittinger's law
D. None of these
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Which of the following is a fine crusher?
A. Blake jaw crusher
B. Gyratory crusher
C. Toothed roll crusher
D. Dodge jaw crusher
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. The capacity and the effectiveness of a screen are the same
B. The capacity and the effectiveness of screen are opposing factors
C. The screening surface of a
D. Both B and C
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