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Week 7 Assignment 7
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Week 1 1) A particle of 1 mm in diameter and density of 2500 kg/m3 is settling in a stagnant fluid in the 2 points
Stokes’ flow regime. Calculate the viscosity (Pa.s) of the fluid if the fluid density is 1000 Kg/m3 and the
Week 2 particle falls at a terminal velocity of 2mm/s.

Week 3 0.41

0.82
Week 4
0.0041
Week 5 408.75

Week 6 No, the answer is incorrect.

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0.41
Lecture 35:
Movement of
2) Use Stoke’s Law to calculate the terminal settling velocity(m/s) of a particle of diameter 0.01 2 points
Solids in Fluids
mm in a fluid having density 1000 kg/m3 and viscosity 0.0013 Pa.s. The density of particle is 2650 kg/m3.
Lecture 36:
Movement of 6.92*10-5
Solids in Fluids
(Contd.) 6.92*10-4

Lecture 37: 7.71*10-5

Movements of
Solids in Fluids 7.71*10-4
(Contd.)
No, the answer is incorrect.
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Classifier
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Lecture 39: 6.92*10-5
Classifier
(Contd.) 3) Consider a binary mixture of quartz (specific gravity 2.60) and galena (specific gravity 7.5) 2 points
particles being classified in water at 40 C. Determine the free-settling ratio between quartz and galena using
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Newton’s law.
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4) The ratio of sizes of equally falling particles in a fluid medium is called ___ 2 points
Week 10

Reduction ratio
Week 11
Settling ratio
Week 12
Steeling ratio

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No, the answer is incorrect.
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Settling ratio

5) When the particle seperation is carried out in a fluid medium based on the difference on their 2 points
sizes, the technique is termed as.

Sedimentation

Classification

Elutriation

Clarification

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Classification

6) If a force greater than that of gravity is used to separate solids & fluids of different densities, the 2 points
process is termed as the

Centrifugation

Sedimentation

Dispersion

Flocculation

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Centrifugation

7) The rate of hindered settling is 2 points

More than that of free settling

Less than that of free settling

Equal to that of free settling

None

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Less than that of free settling

8) Under otherwise uniform conditions, Hindered settling is 2 points

More effective than free settling in separation of substances

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Less effective than free settling in separation of substances

As effective as free settling in separation of substances

None

No, the answer is incorrect.

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More effective than free settling in separation of substances

9) Sorting classifiers are devices which separate particles having 2 points

Different densities

Different molecular weight

Different surface area per unit volume, but same density

Different magnetic properties

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Different densities

10)The liquid used as sorting medium in the differential settling method should have a density – 2 points

Higher than that of either substance

Lower than that of either substance

Which is intermediate between densities of the light and heavy substance

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No, the answer is incorrect.

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Lower than that of either substance

11)If the fluid flow and particle settling directions are opposite, the classification is called? 2 points

Counter flow

Sedimentation

Both

None

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Counter flow

12)All wet classifiers work on the principle of the difference in settling velocity of particles 2 points

True

False

Can not say

None

No, the answer is incorrect.

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True

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13)In a sedimentation experiment, the thickened slurry is withdrawn from ___. 2 points

Bottom

Top

Sideways

Blow off

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Bottom

14)Two particles are called to be equal settling, if they are having the same. 2 points

Specific gravity

Size

Terminal velocities in the same fluid and in the same field of force

None

No, the answer is incorrect.

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Terminal velocities in the same fluid and in the same field of force

15)Determine the settling rates (m/sec) of 40 μm size spherical quartz particles in stagnant water 2 points
using Newton’s Law. The density of quartz and water are 2650 kg/m3 and 1000 kg/m3 respectively and
viscosity of water is 0.001 Pa.s.

〖 4.41*〗10^(-2)

〖3.41*〗10^(-1)

〖0.41*〗10^(-1)

〖1.43*〗10^(-3)

No, the answer is incorrect.

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〖 4.41*〗10^(-2)

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