A tube mill compared to a ball mill
A. Has a higher length/diameter ratio
B. Produces a coarser product
C. Has a higher diameter/length ratio
D. Uses much larger balls
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__________ are mixed using ribbon blenders.
A. Lumpy solids and low viscosity liquids
B. Dry powders
C. High viscosity liquids
D. Thick pastes
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For benefication of iron ore, the most commonly used method is
A. Flocculation
B. Froth floatation
C. Jigging & tabling
D. None of these
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For sizing of fine materials, the most suitable equipment is a
A. Trommel
B. Grizzly
C. Shaking screen
D. Vibrating screen
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Where the density difference of the two liquid phase to be separated is very small (as in milk cream separator), the most suitable separator is a
A. Disc bowl centrifuge
B. Sharpies supercentrifuge
C. Batch basket centrifuge
D. Sparkler filter
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Grinding efficiency of a ball mill is of the order of __________ percent.
A. 1-5
B. 40-50
C. 75-80
D. 90-95
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In filtration, the use of 'filter aid' helps in
A. Reducing the filtration pressure
B. Accelerating the rate of filtration
C. Deplugging the filter medium
D. Enhancing the cake porosity in case of a dense impermeable cake
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Power required to drive a ball mill with a particular ball load is proportional to (where, D = diameter of ball mill )
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In screen analysis, the notation +5 mm/-10 mm means particles passing through
A. 10 mm screen and retained on 5 mm screen
B. 5 mm screen and retained on 10 mm screen
C. Both 5 mm and 10 mm screens
D. Neither 5 mm nor 10 mm screen
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Flow of filtrate through the cake in a plate and frame filter press is best described by the __________ equation.
A. Kozney-Karman
B. Hagen-Poiseulle's
C. Fanning's
D. Kremser
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Out of the following size reduction equipments, the maximum feed size can be accepted by the
A. Tube mill
B. Ball mill
C. Jaw crusher
D. Jet pulveriser
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The reduction ratio for grinders is defined as (where, Df and Dp are average diameters of feed and product respectively).
A. D p D f
B. D f D p
C. Df - Dp
D. None of these
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With increase in the capacity of screens, the screen effectiveness
A. Remains unchanged
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. Decreases exponentially
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Crushing efficiency is the ratio of the
A. Surface energy created by crushing to the energy absorbed by the solid
B. Energy absorbed by the solid to that fed to the machine
C. Energy fed to the machine to the surface energy created by crushing
D. Energy absorbed by the solid to the surface energy created by crushing
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Dust laden air can be purified using a
A. Cyclone separator
B. Bag filter
C. Gravity settler
D. Tubular centrifuge
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A sand mixture was screened through a standard 10-mesh screen. The mass fraction of the oversize material in feed, overflow and underflow were found to be 0.38, 0.79 and 0.22 respectively. The screen effectiveness based on the oversize is
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Which of the following screens has the maximum capacity?
A. Grizzlies
B. Trommels
C. Shaking screen
D. Vibrating screen
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Solid particles of different densities are separated by
A. Filters
B. Thickness
C. Cyclones
D. Sorting classifier
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In a ball mill, the volume occupied by the balls (when the mill is stopped) is about __________ percent of the volume of the mill.
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For the transportation of ultrafine particles, the equipment used is a........conveyor.
A. Belt
B. Pneumatic
C. Screw
D. None of these
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