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III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
MECHANICAL UNIT OPERATIONS-I
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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2. Estimate the power consumption for lifting ore particles (specific gravity = 1.2)
pneumatically at the rate of 30 kg/minute to a height of 50 m from the following
data:
Air: solid ratio (by weight) maintained = 1.5
Diameter of pipe (G.I) = 0.07m
Particle size = -0.45 + 0.4 mm
Viscosity of air = 0.018 cp
Specific gravity of air = 0.0013
The roughness parameter εr for the G.I pipe may be taken to be 0.0112 cm. [16]
4. (a) Explain briefly the requirements that must meet the filter media.
(b) Names the various types of industrial and laboratory filter media. [8+8]
5. What is Continuous filtration? Derive following expression and denote all the terms.
q [16]
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mc 2C∆P 1−s gc f n
AT
= α0 µ
8. With a neat sketch, describe the D-R Denver Floatation machine. [16]
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Code No: R05310802 Set No. 2
III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
MECHANICAL UNIT OPERATIONS-I
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Give a brief account of the characteristics of the Tyler standard screens.
(b) The screen analysis shown below applies to samples of crushed quartz. The
density of the particles is 2650 kg/m3 and the shape factors are: a = 2 and
Φs = 0.571. What fraction of the total number of particles is in the 150/200
mesh increment? [6+10]
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Code No: R05310802 Set No. 2
5. For a plate & frame filter press, operated at Constant pressure the relation between
the volume of filtrate Vf and the time in operation θf is as follows.
Vf2 = 6.25×104 (θf +0.11) where Vf is cubic meter of filtrate delivered in filtering
time θf hrs. The cake formed in each cycle must be washed with an amount of water
equal to one sixteenth times the volume of filtrate delivered per cycle. The Washing
rate remaining constant and is equal to one fourth of the filtrate delivery rate at
the end of the filtration. The time required per cycle for dismantling, dumping
& reassembling of the press is 6 hrs. Under the conditions where the preceding
information applies, determine the total cycle time necessary to permit the max
output of filtrate during each 24 hrs. [16]
7. (a) Derive an Expression for the calculation of Power required to drive the impeller
of an agitated vessel.
(b) What are the values of typical proportions for a standard turbine design in
ordinary agitation problem? Explain with a neat sketch. [8+8]
8. Draw Flow sheet of a typical Floatation plant and explain each process individually
in brief.
[16]
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Code No: R05310802 Set No. 3
III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
MECHANICAL UNIT OPERATIONS-I
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What are the various ways to define particle diameter, explain with equations.
(b) Develop an expression for determining the specific surface Aw and number of
particles Nw of a mixture of particles. [10+6]
2. Write the types of mechanical conveyors. Explain any one of the conveyor. [16]
4. Explain the theory and principle of centrifugal filtration and describe any one of
the equipment with a neat diagram. [16]
5. A Rotary-vacuum drum filter having a 33% submergence of the drum in the slurry
is to be used filter a CaCO3 slurry using a Pressure drop of 67.0 kPa. The solids
Concentration in the slurry is cx = 0.199 kg solid/kg slurry and the filter cake is such
that the kg wet cake /kg dry cake=m=2.0. The density and viscosity of the filtrate
can be assumed as those of water at 298 K. Calculate the filtrate area needed to
filter 0.478 kg slurry/s. The filter cycle time is 250 sec. The Specific cake resistance
can be represented by α = 4.37 ×109 (−∆P )0.3 . Where- ∆P is in Pascal and α is
in m/kg.
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Code No: R05310802 Set No. 3
Data : The density of water ρ = 996.9 kg/m3
Viscosity of waterµ = 0.8937 × 10−3 Pa-sec. [16]
8. Distinguish between Dissolved Air Floatation & Recycle Dissolved Air Floatation
plant For water treatment. [16]
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Code No: R05310802 Set No. 4
III B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
MECHANICAL UNIT OPERATIONS-I
(Chemical Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. Distinguish between:
(a) Mixing index and mixing number
(b) Pony mixer and Beater mixer
(c) Ribbon blenders and Internal screw mixers. [6+6+4]
2. Write in detail about the transport of solids with suitable examples. [16]
3. (a) State and explain Rittingers law.
(b) Derive an expression for the estimation of the size of the biggest particle that
can be caught and crushed between a pair of rolls as a function of roll sizes,
roughness of the rolls and the distance between them.
(c) The crushing rolls of 101.6 cm diameter are set so that the crushing faces are
1.27 cm apart. The angle of nip for the feed is 310 . Calculate the maximum
size of the particles which should be fed to the rolls. [4+6+6]
4. (a) Explain Buchner funnel.
(b) What are the zones that will present in continuous rotary vacuum filter and
explain function of each zone? [4+12]
5. (a) Write briefly about Constant-Pressure Filtration and Constant-rate filtration.
(b) Draw figure showing Pressure gradients (section through filter medium & cake)
and Explain pressure drop through filter cake in detail. [6+10]
6. (a) Distinguish Gravity Classifiers & Sorting Classifiers.
(b) Differentiate between Clarifier and Classifier? Give Example to each. [10+6]
7. (a) Write briefly about blending in Process vessels.
(b) An agitated vessel 1.83 m in diameter contains a six-blade straight-blade tur-
bine 0.61 m in diameter, set one impeller diameter above the vessel floor, and
rotating at 80 r/min. It is proposed to use this vessel for neutralizing a di-
lute aqueous solution of NaOH at 21.1 0 C with a stoichiometrically equivalent
quantity of concentrated nitric acid (HNO3 ). The final depth of liquid in the
vessel is to be 1.83 m. Assuming that all the acid is added to the vessel at
one time, how long will it take for the neutralization to be complete? Given
density of liquid 1013.939 kg/m3 and viscosity of liquid= 0.982cP (centipoises)
(Graph of mixing time f actor (ntT ) vs Reynolds N o (N Re ) is to be provided)
[8+8]
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Code No: R05310802 Set No. 4
8. (a) Define Floatation? Discuss the concept and principle behind Floatation.
(b) Write Thermodynamics of wetting briefly. [8+8]
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