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  1. Sizing of very fine particles of the order of 5 to 10 microns is done by elutriation, which is a __________ operation.

  2. A.
    clarification
    B.
    sedimentation
    C.
    flocculation
    D.
    classification

  3. In the cyclone separator used for separation of dust from dust laden gas, the gas

  4. A.
    enters the cyclone from the top.
    B.
    is admitted tangentially at high velocity.
    C.
    develops a helical motion inside the chamber.
    D.
    both (b) and (c).

  5. The basic filtration equation is given as where, V is volume of the filtrate ; A is the filtration area, a is specific cake resistance, μ is viscosity of the filtrate, and C is the concentration of the solids in the feed slurry.
    In a 20 minutes constant rate filtration, 5 m3 of filtrate was obtained. If this is followed by a constant pressure filtration, how much more time in minutes, it will take for another 5 m3 of filtrate to be produced ? Neglect filter medium resistance, Rm ; assume incompressible cake.

  6. A.
    10
    B.
    20
    C.
    25
    D.
    30

  7. Size reduction of fibrous materials like wood, asbestos, mica etc. is done by a disintegrator exemplified by the

  8. A.
    Blake jaw crusher
    B.
    cage mill
    C.
    stamp mill
    D.
    Bradford's breaker

  9. The material is crushed in a gyratory crusher by the action of

  10. A.
    impact
    B.
    compression
    C.
    attrition
    D.
    cutting

  11. The equivalent diameter of channel of a constant non-circular cross-section of 3 cm by 6 cm will be __________ cms.

  12. A.
    20
    B.
    12
    C.
    8
    D.
    2

  13. Which of the following may prove unsuitable for filtering volatile liquids ?

  14. A.
    Pressure filter
    B.
    Gravity filter
    C.
    Centrifugal filter
    D.
    Vacuum filter

  15. __________ mean diameter of particles is given by

  16. A.
    Mass
    B.
    volume
    C.
    Arithmetic
    D.
    Volume surface

  17. Mass flow of granular solid (M) through a circular opening of dia, D follows

  18. A.
    MD
    B.
    MD2
    C.
    MD3
    D.
    MD

  19. Sauter mean diameter is the same as the __________ mean diameter.

  20. A.
    mass
    B.
    arithmetic
    C.
    volume-surface
    D.
    geometric