GOVERNMENT POLYTECHINIC GANDHINAGAR

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ASSIGNMENT FOR 3RD SEM
MECHANICAL OPERATION (3330502)

UNIT 1 (PROPERTIES OF PARTICULATE SOLIDS)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

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Define () unit operation Give its example?

Define unit process Give its example?
Define density and bulk density
What is sphericity & equivalent diameter?
Define specific surface area
Define volume surface mean diameter& mass mean diameter
What is shape factor

THREE MARK QUESTIONS

8. List out ( ) specific properties of solid

FOUR MARK QUESTIONS

9. Compare () Unit operations and Unit processes

10. Write the equations of: (I) Sphericity. (II)Mass mean diameter. (III)Specific surface area (IV)
Volume surface mean diameter
SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

11. Derive () equation for specific surface area for spherical particles.

UNIT 2 (SCREEN ANALYSIS)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

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What is a capacity and effectiveness of screen?

What is meant by the notation 150/200?
Define screening
Name two screening equipment.
What do you mean by 200 mesh?
What is a mesh size?
Define screening equipment and give example of it.
What is ideal screening?
List out the types of screen analysis.

THREE MARK QUESTIONS

10. Write short note on Capacity & effectiveness of screen.

11. Explain Trommel in brief.
12. Illustrate() Grizzlies

FOUR MARK QUESTION

13. Give difference ( ) between actual and ideal screen.

14. Explain () screening equipment in brief.
15. Explain vibrating screen
16. Write down () material balance over screen.

SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

17. Write short note() on capacity & effectiveness of screen. Derive formula for overall
effectiveness of screen.
18. From analysis of feed, overflow and underflow of a quartz mix from a 10 mesh screen,
the following data is collected,
a. Mass fraction of oversize material in overflow (xd) =
0.9 b. Mass fraction of oversize material in feed (xf) =
0.6
c. Mass fraction of oversize material in underflow (xb) = 0.4
d. Calculate() overall effectiveness of screen and mass ratios of overflow and
underflowto feed.

UNIT 3 ( SIZE REDUCTION)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1) Recall ( )Rittingers law, Bond's law and Kick's law

2) Define work index?
3) Define crushing efficiency and write its equation.
4) Give example of primary and secondary crushers
5) What is a principle of ball mill?
6) Define critical speed of ball mill with its equation.
7) What do you mean by angle of nip?
8) Why the faces of jaw crusher are corrugated?
9) State ( ) why centrifuging is not desirable in ball mill
10) Why ball mill is lined inside with abrasive resistant material?
11) Write down () the principles on which size reduction machines are worked.
12) Define Crushers
13) Discuss ( ) Energy and power requirement in comminution.
14) Describe ( ) construction / working of Jaw crusher.

15) Sketch ( ) a Diagram of Jaw crusher.

16) Explain working vibrating screen.
17) Explain construction of ball mill
18) Justify ( ) operating speed of ball mill should be lower than critical speed
FOUR MARK QUESTION

18) Describe Construction and working of Fluid Energy mill.

19) Explain with equations: Rittingers law, Bond's law and Kick's law. Or explain three
laws of size reduction.
20) Estimate () the power required to crush 50 tons/hr. of Bauxite if 80% of feed passes
3 in.
Screen and 80% of product passes 0.5 in. screen. The work index is 8.78.
21) What speed of rotation in revolution per minute would you recommend for a ball mill
1200 mm in diameter with 75 mm balls?
22) A certain crushers accepts a feed material having a volume-surface mean diameter of
19mm
And gives a product of volume surface mean diameter of 5mm. The power required to
crush
15 tones per hour is 7.5kw. what will be the power consumption if the capacity is
reduced to 12 tons per hour?
23) Classify ( ) the size reduction equipment in detail.
24) Distinguish ( ) closed circuit and open circuit grinding.
SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

25) Derive () equation of critical speed in ball mill.

26) Evaluate ( ) operating speed of ball mill from following data: Diameter of ball
mill =600mm Diameter of ball = 50mm Operating speed = 60% of critical speed of ball
mill
27) What should be the diameter of a set of rolls to take feed of size equivalent to 38
mm spheres and crush to 12.7 mm? The co-efficient of friction is 0.35
28) Derive equation for angle of nip in roll crusher.
29) Explain principal, construction and working of Gyratory crusher.

UNIT 4 (SEDIMENTATION)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

1) Define Sedimentation.
2) Define Sedimentation And Terminal Settling Velocity.
3) Compare () free Settling & hindered settling.
4) What is a Principle of Flocculation?
5) Define cut diameter of cyclone.

6) Define stokes law.

THREE MARK QUESTIONS
7) Explain working cyclone separator.
FOUR MARK QUESTION

8) Discuss Inter phase height Vs time curve for Batch sedimentation.

SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

9) Define sedimentation and Explain laboratory batch sedimentation.

10) Explain Construction and working of Tubular centrifuge.
11) Discuss Principle, construction and working of Gravity thicker.

UNIT 5(FILTRATION)
TWO MARK QUESTIONS

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Categories ( ) filtration.
Give some example of filter aids and filter media.
Define filtration and name its types.
Write down equation of specific cake resistance and filter medium resistance.
Write down characteristic of filter.
Define cake filters and clarifying filters.

THREE MARK QUESTIONS

7) Write short note ( ) on filter aid and filter media.

8) Write short note on cartridge filter.
9) Write short note on leaf filter.
10) Explain batch centrifuge.

FOUR MARK QUESTION

11) Write Principle, construction and working of Rotary vacuum filter with sketch.
12) Explain: Constant rate filtration and constant pressure filtration.
13) Classify the centrifugal equipments.
14) Describe method of application of filter aids.

SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

15) Describe filter press in detail.

16) Give merits and demerits ( ) of centrifuge over filter press.

17) Discuss cake resistance, filter media resistance for various condition.

UNIT 6 (SEPARATION OF SOLID PARTICLES)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

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Define solid separation.

Define classification and write the name of any one classifier.
Write down working Principle of jigging.
Write down working Principle of elutration.

THREE MARK QUESTIONS

5. Explain: Differential settling methods.

6. Sketch of Froth flotation cell.
7. Explain Electrostatic precipitator.
FOUR MARK QUESTION

8. Explain Rake Classifiers with neat sketch.

9. Explain magnetic separator.
10. Explain Working principle of a) Jigging b) Elutriation c) Froth flotation cell
11. Classify equipments for liquid-solid separation.
SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

12. Explain sink and float method for separation of solid particles.

UNIT 7 (AGITATION AND MIXING)

TWO MARK QUESTIONS

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Define agitation and mixing.

Why baffles are provided in agitated vessel?
Define axial flow impeller.
What is Mixing Index?

5) Present ( ) (a) open straight blade turbine impeller & (b) vertical curved blade
turbine impeller
6) Show () (a) flat paddle & (b) Gate paddle

THREE MARK QUESTIONS

7) Describe swirling and vortex formation.

8) Compose Diagram of Muller mixer.

9) Classify Impellers in brief.

10) Describe Factors affecting agitation.
11) Explain Banbury mixer.
12) Collect the information( ) on axial flow and radial flow impeller.
FOUR MARK QUESTION

13) Outline ( )various factors in selection of mixing equipment.

14) Describe Ribbon blender.
15) Derive the equation for power consumption in Agitation.
16) Define Agitation and mixing, and give their applications.
17) Explain Rate of mixing and mixing index for pastes and powder.
18) Classify Impellers and explain propeller in brief.
19) Explain: Vortex formation.
20) Explain: methods of Vortex prevention.
21) Explain construction & working of agitation vessel.

SEVEN MARK QUESTIONS

22) A flat blade turbine with six blades is installed centrally in vertical tank. The tank is 1.63 m
in diameter and the turbine diameter is 0.51 m and positioned at 0.51 m above the bottom of
the tank. Enumerate ( )the power required for agitation. Density of solution =
1150 kg/m3, Viscosity of
Solution = 1.2 CP, speed of impeller = 1.5 rps, baffle width = 1 cm.
NRe
10000
50000
80000
Power number Np

5.8

6.2

6.2

23) A flat blade turbine is installed centrally in a vertical tank. The tank is 1.83 m in diameter.

The turbine is 0.60 m in dia. and positioned 0.60 m from the bottom of the tank. The turbine
blades are 127 mm wide. The tank is filled to a depth of 1.83 m with a solution of 50%
caustic soda at 66 oC which has a viscosity of 12 cp and density of 1498 kg/m3. The turbine
is operated at 90 rpm. The tank is baffled. What will be power required to operate the
turbine? Power no. = 5.8.