Assignment 1 Week 1
Assignment 1 Week 1
Unit 2 - Week 1
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Due date for this assignment: 2017-08-07, 23:59 IST.
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1) The concept of unit operations was first introduced in literature by 1 point
Week 1
William H. Walker
Introduction Warren K. Lewis
Sedimentation
Arthur D. Li le
and Batch William H. McAdams
Sedimentation
Test-1 2) Success and failure of the products depends on 1 point
Pressure
Viscosity
Shape
All of the above
Filtra on
Coal beneficia on
Transporta on of solids
None of the above
8) 250m3/h of feed, consists of 3% by weight of coal (s gravity = 1.3), is to be clarified 10 points
by continuous sedimentation. The effluent stream contains 12% solids. For the following batch
sedimentation data find the area of the thickener.
Time (min) 0 6 14 28 48 90 180
Height of interface
50 29 14 7.9 5 2.8 1.7
(cm)
132.32 m2
250.54 m2
400.13 m2
40.57 m2
9) Separation of solids is fastest in 1 point
Gravity sedimentor
Centrifuge
Rotary drum filter
None of the above
10)A centrifuge having diameter and height as 50 cm and 1m, respectively, is being10 points
operated at 1200 rpm. 7 cm thick liquid layer is formed inside the bowl. Compute the volumetric
flow rate of slurry if 80 % of particles can be separated in this centrifuge. Specification: Density of
solid particle = 2000 kg/m3, Density of liquid = 1.2 kg/m3, Viscosity of liquid 0.0032 kg/m s. The
particle size distribution is
Particle size (mm) Mass fraction
-0.211+0.177 0.09
-0.177+0.151 0.12
-0.151+0.104 0.25
-0.104+0.089 0.3
-0.089+0.075 0.14
-0.075+0.064 0.05
-0.064+0.053 0.03
-0.053+0.044 0.02
2.58 m3/s
4.67 m3/s
3.18 m3/s
5.76 m3/s
11)The purpose of rakes in sedimentation is 1 point
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