1.
Power required to drive a ball mill with a particular ball load is proportional to (where, D =
diameter of ball mill )
A D
B 1/D
C D2.5
D 1/D2.5
2.
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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A 0.9
B 0.78
C 0.6
D 0.5
4.
Mesh indicates the number of holes per
A square inch
B linear inch
C square foot
D linear foot
5.
According to Bond crushing law, the work required to form particle of size 'D' from very large feed
is (where (S/V)p and (S/V)f are surface to volume ratio of the product and feed respectively).
A (S/V)p
B (S/V).5p
C (S/V)2p
D (S/V)f
6.
The constants (Kb, Kr and Kk) used in the laws of crushing (i.e., Bond's law, Rittinger's law and
Kick's law) depend upon the
A feed material.
B type of crushing machine.
C both (a) & (b).
D neither (a) nor (b).
7.
Sphericity is the ratio of the surface area of a spherical particle having the same volume as the
particle to the surface area of the particle. Which of the following has the maximum value of
sphericity ?
A Sphere
B Cube
C Cylinder (L/D = 1)
D Raschig rings
8.
The unit of specific cake resistance is
A gm/cm2
B cm/gm
C cm/gm2
D gm/gm
9.
With increase in the capacity of screens, the screen effectiveness
A remains unchanged
B increases
C decreases
D decreases exponentially
10.
Rittinger number which designates the new surface prduced per unit of mechanical energy
absorbed by the material being crushed, depends on the
A state or manner of application of the crushing force.
B ultimate strength of the material.
C elastic constant of the material.
D all (a), (b) and (c).
11.
The reduction ratio for grinders is defined as(where, Df and Dp are average diameters of feed and
product respectively).
A Df/Dp
B Dp/Df
C Df - Dp
12.
About 2-3 hp, power per gallon of a thin liquid provides vigrous agitation in an agitator. 'Power
number' in agitation is given by
13.
The porosity of a compressible cake is
A minimum at the filter medium.
B minimum at the upstream face.
C maximum at the filter medium.
D same throughout the thickness of cake.
14.
Energy requirement (per unit mass of material crushed/ground) is highest for
A jaw crusher
B rod mill
C ball mill
D fluid energy mill
15.
Weber number is significant and is concerned with the
A solid-liquid mixing.
B liquid-liquid mixing.
C dispersion of liquid in liquid.
D suspension of solid in liquid.
16. Radial impellors are ____
A Parallel
B Vertical
C Horizontal
D Lateral
17. In below equation, what value of n yields Bond’s law?
A 0
B 0.5
C 1.5
D 1
18. The gross energy requirement is called as ____
A Work index
B Power index
C Energy index
D Final index
19. What is the power required to crush 100 ton/h of limestone if 80% of the feed pass a 2-in
screen and 80% of the product a 1/8 in screen?
The work index for limestone is 12.74.
20. A material consisting originally of 25mm particles is crushed to an average size of 7mm
and requires 20 kJ/kg for this size reduction. Determine the energy required to crush the
material from 25mm to 3.5mm assuming (a) Rittinger’s law, (b) Kick’s law and
(c) Bond’s law.