UOPS 4 Semis

21. How many “g” can be obtained in a centrifuge which can spin a liquid at 2000 rev/min at a
maximum radius of 10 x10-2 m?
a. 440 b. 450 c. 460 d. 470

23. The US Standard Sieve series is equivalent to a 24 mesh Tyler Standard is _____ microns.
a. 600 b. 100 c. 805 d. 707

24. A random handful of silica particles ranging in size from 28 mesh to 200 mesh is thrown to a
very deep body of soil (without tides or turbulence).
Data: Viscosity of soil= 0.01 poise
mesh= 0.0589 x10-2 m
Density of silica= 2.65 g/x10-2 m3
200 mesh= 0.0074 x10-2 m.
The distance between the largest and the smallest particles after 10 min is _____.
a. 4700 x10-2 m b. 4900 x10-2 m c. 5000 x10-2 m d. 4000 x10-2 m