Particle Technology

Prelim Quiz # 1

Name: _______________________________________

Part I. Multiple Choice. headed “New”. After 3 months’ operation, the analyses are headed
as “old”. What is the effectiveness of the screen when it was “new”?
1. Equipment widely used for screening large sizes,
particularly of 1 in and over. Consists of a set of parallel Oversize Undersize
bars separated by spacers at the ends Mesh Feed New Old New Old
a. Stationary Screens c. Grizzlies -3 + 4 0.010 0.012 0.014
b. Vibrating Screens d. None of the above -4 + 6 0.022 0.027 0.031
2. Equipment used for screening large tonnages. This type of -6 + 8 0.063 0.078 0.088
equipment may have a single screening surface, or it may -8 + 10 0.081 0.100 0.112
be double, or even triple. -10 + 14 0.102 0.126 0.142
a. Stationary Screens c. Grizzlies -14 + 20 0.165 0.204 0.229
b. Vibrating Screens d. None of the above -20 + 28 0.131 0.162 0.182
3. Screens that are made of punched metal plates or woven -28+ 35 0.101 0.125 0.104 0.093
wire mesh, usually set at an angle with the horizontal up to -35 + 48 0.095 0.117 0.065 0.171
about 60 degrees. They are suitable for small scale -48 + 65 0.070 0.029 0.025 0.246 0.186
operations -65 + 100 0.047 0.015 0.008 0.183 0.146
a. Stationary Screens c. Grizzlies -100 + 150 0.031 0.005 0.141 0.111
b. Vibrating Screens d. None of the above -150 + 200 0.020 0.105 0.071
4. Used for particulate size control and analytical work. The Pan 0.062 0.325 0.222
screens are constructed of wire mesh cloth, where the
diameters of the wire and spacing of the wires are specified
a. Screen Aperture c. Mesh _______________ 2. Referring to problem 1, what is the
b. Testing Sieves d. Screen Interval effectiveness of the screen when old?
5. Number of apertures per linear inch
a. Screen Aperture c. Mesh _______________ 3. Referring to problem 1, what is the
b. Testing Sieves d. Screen Interval effectiveness of the screen when old?
6. Clear space between the individual wires of the screen
a. Screen Aperture c. Mesh
b. Testing Sieves d. Screen Interval
7. Explore interaction between interaction between
electromagnetic radiation and molecules or the emission of
radiation by them
Electroanalytical
a. Gravimetric Method c.
Method
b. Volumetric Method d. Spectroscopic Method
8. The material passing one screening surface and retained
on a subsequent surface is called
a. Intermediate material c. Plus Material
b. Minus Material d. None of the above
9. The wire diameter of a 14-mesh screen (Tyler standard) is
a. 0.0235 in c. 0.028 in
b. 0.025 in d. 0.03 in
10. Materials which remain on a screen surface is called
a. Fines c. Oversize
b. Undersize d. Intermediate

Part II. Problem Solving. Solve the following problems and show your
complete solutions on a separate sheet of paper.

_______________ 1. Powdered coal with the screen analysis given

below as “feed” is fed to a vibrating 48-mesh screen in an attempt to
remove the undesired fine material. When the screen was new, the
oversize and undersize analyses were as listed under the column