chemical engineering mechanical operations MCQs – Page 22

Practise multiple-choice questions from chemical engineering mechanical operations for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

chemical engineering mechanical operations Mcqs
421. Filter aid is used to____________________?
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A. Decrease the pressure drop

B. Increase the rate of filtration

C. Act as a support base for the septum

D. Increase the porosity of the cake
423. Helical screw agitator is used for________________?
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A. Mixing liquids at very high temperature (> 250 C)

B. None of these

C. Blending immiscible liquids

D. Mixing highly viscous pastes
424. Horsepower required for a roll crusher is directly proportional to its__________________?
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A. Reduction ratio

B. Capacity

C. Both A. & B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

426. Pick out the correct statement ?
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A. een, is called Work index

B. Plastic chips are called non-cohesive solids

C. Energy required in kwh per ton of product, such that 80% of it passes through a 200 mesh

D. Kicks crushing law is, P/m = K . ln (D? sa/D? sb)

E. Communition is a generic term for size enlargement operation

428. Screen efficiency is______________________?
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A. None of these

B. Recovery/rejection

C. Rejection

D. Recovery

429. Wet sieving is employed, when the product contains ________________ materials?
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A. Coarse

B. Large quantity of very fine

C. Non-sticky

D. Abrasive

435. _____________________ baffles are provided in ball mills ?
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A. Only two

B. Horizontal

C. None of these

D. No

436. Sedimentation on commercial scale occurs in____________________?
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A. Cyclones

B. Rotary drum filters

C. Thickeners

D. Classifiers

438. Reduction ratio of crushers is the___________________?
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A. Determining factor for minimum dia of the feed and the product

B. Ratio of discharge opening to feed opening

C. Ratio of feed opening to discharge opening

D. None of these

440. Temperature of the product during ultrafine grinding_____________________?
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A. Remain constant

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. May increase or decrease; depends on the material being ground