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The document outlines various engineering calculations related to mining and mineral processing, including the tonnage of dry solids in pumps, cyclone underflow solids, volumetric flow rates, mass flow rates, and mixing ratios. It also discusses a flotation circuit for PbS concentration and a distillation process for benzene-toluene mixtures. Each section includes specific parameters and conditions for the calculations.

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The document outlines various engineering calculations related to mining and mineral processing, including the tonnage of dry solids in pumps, cyclone underflow solids, volumetric flow rates, mass flow rates, and mixing ratios. It also discusses a flotation circuit for PbS concentration and a distillation process for benzene-toluene mixtures. Each section includes specific parameters and conditions for the calculations.

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DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING ENGINEERING

1. A pump is fed by two streams. One stream has a flow rate of 5m 3/h and contains 40% solid. The
other stream has a flow rate of 3.4m3/h and contains 55% solid. Calculate the tonnage of dry
solids pumped per hour. Density of the solid is 3000kg/m3.

2. A cyclone is fed at the rate of 20t/h of dry solids. The cyclone feed contains 30% solids, the
underflow 50% solids, and the overflow 15% solids by weight. Calculate the tonnage of solids per
hour in the underflow.

3. In the figure below, the rod mill is fed at the rate of 20t/h of dry solids (density
2900kg/m3). The cyclone feed contains 35% solids by weight, and size analyses on the rod
mill discharge, ball mill discharge, and cyclone feed gave: Rod mill discharge, Ball mill
discharge, and cyclone feed are 26.9%, 4.9%, and 13.8%, respectively for +250μm. Calculate the
volumetric flow rate of feed to the cyclone.

4. A laboratory hydrocyclone is fed with slurry of quartz (density 2650 kg/m 3) at a pulp density of
1130kg/m3. The underflow has a pulp density of 1280kg/m 3 and the overflow 1040kg/m3. A 2-
1itre sample of underflow was taken in 3.1s. Calculate the mass flow rate of feed to the cyclone.

5. Consider the mixing of C 2 H 6 with air. Basis calculation is 100 moles of C 2 H 6 . Scale up to the
feed of 1000kmol C 2 H 6 /h

6. A floatation circuit consists of rougher‐cleaner to concentrate PbS. The grade of PbS in feed is
15% and is delivered at 1200t/h. The grade of cleaner tailing is 20%. The cleaner tailings are
recycled to rougher and circulating load is 0.25 (recycle/ fresh feed). The recovery and grade in
the concentrate is 98% and 89% respectively. Draw the flow chart and label it (indicate the known
and unknowns data) for determining flow rates and grades of the streams.

7. Consider the distillation of benzene-toluene mixtures. Basis 1g of feed, scale up to a flow of 100
pound mass per minute of the upper product stream

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