CEIC2001 Fluid and Particle Mechanics

Assignment 2 (15%)
2018
Due via Moodle submission at 10:00 AM on Friday Week 13 (1 June 2018)

Question 1 – M06

(a) Differential frequency distribution and cumulative frequency distribution by volume

mode = 80 µm (answers between 75 µm and 85 µm accepted)

median = 75 µm (answers between 70 µm and 80 µm accepted)
1 mark

(b) Differential frequency distribution and cumulative frequency distribution by surface

mode = 79 µm (answers between 74 µm and 84 µm accepted)

median = 71 µm (answers between 66 µm and 76 µm accepted)
1 mark

(c) Differential frequency distribution and cumulative frequency distribution by number

mode = 79 µm (answers between 74 µm and 84 µm accepted)

median = 67 µm (answers between 62 µm and 72 µm accepted)

1 mark

Question 2 – M07A

(a) From the graph, cut size d50 = 10.5 µm

1 mark
(b)
Size Range (μm) New Coarse Size
Distribution
6.6-9.4 0.026
9.4-13.3 0.090
13.3-18.7 0.282
18.7-27.0 0.432
27.0-37.0 0.168
37.0-53.0 0.024

1 mark

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Question 3 – M07C

(a) Given that the specific rates of breakage are based on 30 s in the mill, how long does it
take to completely crush all the material with size range between 75 µm and 106 µm?
t=0 y 0.3 0.5 0.2 0
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.18 -0.178 0.114 0.244

t = 30 s y 0.12 0.322 0.314 0.244
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.072 -0.1322 -0.0231 0.1297

t = 60 s y 0.048 0.1898 0.2909 0.3737
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.0288 -0.08338 -0.065325 0.028025

t = 90 s y 0.0192 0.10642 0.225575 0.401725
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.01152 -0.048602 -0.0661268 -0.0344413

t = 120 s y 0.00768 0.057818 0.15944825 0.36728375
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

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 Δy -0.004608 -0.0270658 -0.0530239 -0.0622158
t = 150 s y 0.003072 0.0307522 0.10642434 0.30506796
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.0018432 -0.0146388 -0.0381123 -0.0674328

t = 180 s y 0.0012288 0.01611338 0.06831201 0.23763513
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.0007373 -0.0077618 -0.0256852 -0.0608698

t = 210 s y 0.00049152 0.0083516 0.0426268 0.17676534
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.0002949 -0.0040578 -0.0165881 -0.0497653

t = 240 s y 0.00019661 0.00429377 0.02603869 0.12700006
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -0.000118 -0.0020997 -0.0103939 -0.0381885

t = 270 s y 7.8643E-05 0.00219407 0.0156448 0.08881159
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

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 Δy -4.719E-05 -0.0010782 -0.0063678 -0.0280315
t = 300 s y 3.1457E-05 0.00111591 0.00927702 0.06078008
Sj 0.6 0.5 0.45 0.4
b(1,j) 0 0 0 0
b(2,j) 0.4 0 0 0
b(3,j) 0.3 0.6 0 0
b(4,j) 0.3 0.4 1 0

Δy -1.887E-05 -0.0005504 -0.0038342 -0.0199085

The student needs to make a decision as to what value of y1 is deemed to be near zero (i.e.
completely crush). So if for example, the student decides if y1<0.001 is “good enough”, then
t= 210 s. If the student decides y1<0.0001, then t=270 s, etc.
1 mark
(b) The size distribution of the product materials in part (a) will be the values of y is the same
row as t.
1 mark
Question 4 – M09A
5,000.0
y = 4,567x + 854
4,000.0
t/V (s/m3)

3,000.0

2,000.0

1,000.0

0.0
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
V (m3)

From graph,

rc φµ
= 4567
2A 2 −Δp ( )
rc φµ
2
Veq = 854
A −Δp ( )
2
rc φµ = 4567 × 2 2 ( ) (250 ×10 ) = 9.134 ×10 Pasm
3 9 −2

2
854 × ( 2) ( 250 ×10 ) 3
3
Veq = = 0.0935m
9.134 ×109
t 9.134 ×109
=
V A 2 −Δp
(
0.5V + 0.0935 )
( )
1 mark

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(a) Time required to collect 1200 L of filtrate at a constant ∆p, t ≈ 4763 s (79.4 min)
1 mark

(b) Time required to wash the resulting filter cake, t ≈ 7338 s (122.3 min)
1 mark

(c) Constant pressure drop + Homogeneous filter bed and filter media.
1 mark

Question 5 – M08 + M09B

(a)

From CD versus Rep graph,

Re between 0.4 and 0.8 accepted.

u between 3.57×10-3 ms-1 and 7.13×10-3 ms-1 accepted.

1 mark
(b)

Re between 0.2 and 0.3 accepted.

ut between 5.95×10-4 ms-1 and 8.92×10-4 ms-1 accepted

Since ut,cube < ut,sphere from part (a), the cubic particles will be carried upwards too.

1 mark
(c)

UFS = 0.00047 m/s

0.5 mark
Check Rebed << 10
0.5 mark