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    Kumasi Technical University Department of Chemical Engineering Mid-Semester - Examination-2020 Cme 228 Particulate Systems HND Ii

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    1. The document appears to be an exam for a particulate systems course, containing 4 multi-part questions related to particle size analysis, crushing, and sedimentation basin design. The first question involves analyzing data from a batch settling test to determine particle interface velocities and concentrations at different times. The second involves sieving analysis data and calculations related to particle size distribution. The third concerns calculating power requirements for crushing different materials based on their size and properties. The fourth involves using design parameters to calculate the dimensions of a rectangular sedimentation basin.

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    Kumasi Technical University Department of Chemical Engineering Mid-Semester - Examination-2020 Cme 228 Particulate Systems HND Ii

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    1. The document appears to be an exam for a particulate systems course, containing 4 multi-part questions related to particle size analysis, crushing, and sedimentation basin design. The first question involves analyzing data from a batch settling test to determine particle interface velocities and concentrations at different times. The second involves sieving analysis data and calculations related to particle size distribution. The third concerns calculating power requirements for crushing different materials based on their size and properties. The fourth involves using design parameters to calculate the dimensions of a rectangular sedimentation basin.

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    1. The document appears to be an exam for a particulate systems course, containing 4 multi-part questions related to particle size analysis, crushing, and sedimentation basin design. The first question involves analyzing data from a batch settling test to determine particle interface velocities and concentrations at different times. The second involves sieving analysis data and calculations related to particle size distribution. The third concerns calculating power requirements for crushing different materials based on their size and properties. The fourth involves using design parameters to calculate the dimensions of a rectangular sedimentation basin.

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    Kumasi Technical University Department of Chemical Engineering Mid-Semester - Examination-2020 Cme 228 Particulate Systems HND Ii

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    KUMASI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


    MID-SEMESTER - EXAMINATION-2020
    CME 228 PARTICULATE SYSTEMS HND II

    1. A height-time curve for the sedimentation of a suspension in a vertical cylindrical vessel is


    shown in Text-Figure below. The initial solids concentration of the suspension is 150 kg/m3.
    Determine:
    a. The velocity of the interface between clear liquid and suspension of concentration
    150 kg/m3.
    b. The time from the start of the test at which the suspension of concentration 240
    kg/m3 is in contact with the clear liquid.
    c. The velocity of the interface between the clear liquid and suspension of
    concentration 240 kg/m3.
    d. The velocity at which a layer of concentration 240 kg/m3 propagates upwards from
    the base of the vessel.
    e. The concentration of the final sediment.

    Figure 1: Batch settling test results. Height versus time curve


    2. The raw data below represents a sieving analysis carried out by a 3rd year chemical
    Engineering student during a project work. The size range for the activated carbon he
    prepared had these sizes after sieving in a Tyrock mechanical screen as follows:

    Size (mm) Mass (g)


    19.00 3.36
    12.50 47.31
    9.50 174.02
    6.30 158.18
    4.75 37.49
    2.36 27.00

    [DENSITY OF PARTICLES = 2650 kg/ m3, K = 1x107]

    i. If this was done in a laboratory with a manual shaker of screens with different
    sizes , draw a simple set up to demonstrate how these sizes would be
    represented in a simple sieving set up. Show the sequence in the representation
    based on the particle sizes.

    ii. How would u determine the number of particles in each sieve from the mass
    fractions of the particles in each sieve?

    iii. Determine the volume mean diameter of the particles during the analysis.

    iv. Plot a size distribution curve for the analysis.

    v. If a jaw crusher of crushing strength 70 MN/m2 requires 9 kW during crushing of


    gypsum from 6 mm diameter average size to 0.1 mm diameter average size is
    used to crush the activated carbon from an average size of 22 mm. estimate the
    power required if the crushing strength for the activated gypsum is 90 MN/m2 if
    crushing follows Kick’s law.

    3. In a cement industry, power of 3 kW is supplied to a machine crushing limestone at


    the rate of 0.3 kg/s from 12.5 mm cubes to a product having the following sizes: 80
    per cent 3.175 mm, 10 percent 2.5 mm and 10 per cent 2.25 mm.
    i. Calculate the mass mean diameter and predict which of the three (3) laws
    in crushing should be applied.
    ii. Applying the law in (i), calculate the power that should be supplied to the
    crusher to crush 0.3 kg/s of the same material from 7.5 mm cube to 2.0
    mm cube?
    4. A single rectangular sedimentation basin is to be designed to treat a water flow of 1.5 MGD
    at the design overflow rate of 900 gpd/ft2. Determine the basin dimensions (width, length,
    depth) for a detention (retention) time of 3 hours and a length to width ratio of 4 to 1.
    (use English units)

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