Term End Examination - November 2014

Course

: MEE226

Class NBR

: 3583

Time

: Three Hours

- Mechanical Operations

Slot : G1+TG1

Max.Marks:100
Answer any TEN Questions
(10 X 10 = 100 Marks)

1.

2.

a) List out the advantages and disadvantages of an electrostatic precipitator.

[5]

b) Importance of particle size

[5]

Write a detailed note on the following

a) Screen effectiveness

[2]

b) Schematic and principle behind cyclone separator. Differentiate a hydro-cyclone

[5]

from a cyclone separator.

3.

c) Laws of communition

[3]

Differentiate ball mill from bead mill, tumbler mill, tube mill, and rod mill. Derive the

[10]

expression for determining the critical speed of a ball mill

4.

Draw the schematic of a fluid energy mill and explain in detail about the principle

[10]

behind the same.

5.

What separation technique would you suggest economically to separate solids in an

[10]

effluent treatment plant? Explain the operation in detail with a neat schematic diagram.
6.

Derive an expression for the one dimensional motion of particles through fluid, to

[10]

determine the terminal settling velocity as

7.

Define the term

a) Doctors knife

[1]

b) Filter media

[3]

c) Filter aids

[3]

d) Back washing

[3]

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8.

Differentiate constant pressure and constant filtration rate. Derive an expression for

[10]

determining the resistances (specific cake resistance and filter medium resistance) at
constant pressure conditions.
9.

In the downstream processing of a biochemical process for the recovery of the biomass,

[10]

a constant pressure filtration techniques used. The fermentation broth consists of 10 g of

cells per liter of the slurry, and the cells have a density of 900 kg/m3. The viscosity of
the filtrate may be taken as that of water. Data on volume of filtrate with time was
collected at a gauge pressure of 0.1MN/m3 and as mentioned in the table below. Find the
specific cake resistance, if the cross sectional area of the filter press is 0.18 m2.
Time(min)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
10.

V (l)
20
23
27
33
41
51
70
18

Develop the relation to determine the power developed in an agitation vessel. Highlight

[10]

the relation between Reynolds number and Power number with respect to laminar and
turbulent flow pattern.
11.

Differentiate mixing and agitation. Describe in detail about the working of an agitation

[10]

vessel with a neat diagram. Discuss the possible methodologies to reducing swirling and
vortex in agitation vessels.
12.

If a disc turbine with 6 blades in a baffled tank of 3 m diameter, with 50 % NaOH

solution (viscosity: 12 cP, density 1500 kg.m-3), and impeller speed of 80 rpm. What
would be the power requirement? If the same reactor is fed with a rubber latex
compound (viscosity: 120 Pa.s, density: 1250 kg.m-3) and operated at an impeller speed
of 125 rpm, what power would it require.
Data
Sl. No

Turbine

KL

KT

Six curved blades

70

4.80

Six bladed disk

65

5.75

Six pitched blades

1.63

Four pitched blades

44.5

1.27

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