Size Reduction Mechanisms in Solid Materials
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What is the purpose of using GLIDANTS in particulate systems?

  • To accelerate particle discharge
  • To increase interparticle friction
  • To reduce interparticle friction (correct)
  • To decrease particle size
  • How can the problem of difficult discharge of fine particles from hoppers be minimized?

  • By reducing the bulk density
  • By adding more fine particles
  • By increasing interparticle friction
  • By vibration or mechanical stirring (correct)
  • What common issue can arise from fine particles in terms of health and the environment?

  • Reduced solubility in food products
  • Enhanced material strength
  • Lowering of bulk density
  • Serious environmental and health problems (correct)
  • Which method of agglomeration is referred to as 'granulation'?

    <p>Granulation or Agitative Agglomeration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the stage of 'Nucleation' involve in agglomeration rate processes?

    <p>Fresh particles formed by attrition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of size enlargement in the context provided?

    <p>Increased bulk density for storage and tableting feeds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consumption of energy needed to crush the material from an average size of 75 mm to an average size of 25 mm if Kick's law is applied?

    <p>25 kW/(kg/s)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the power required to crush 100 tons/hour of limestone if 80% of the feed passes a 2" screen and 80% of the product passes a 1/8" screen?

    <p>169.6 kW</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the reason for the requirement of size enlargement processes?

    <p>To enhance flow properties of bulk materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In size enlargement processes, what happens to small particles when they are agglomerated into larger masses?

    <p>They lose their distinct identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What property of fine particles increases with a greater reduction in their size?

    <p>Specific surface area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which law states that the energy required for size reduction is directly proportional to the reduction ratio?

    <p>Kick's law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main mechanism involved in reduction that leads to breaking or tearing of solids?

    <p>Deforming solids by applying diverse forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which force involves coarse reduction of hard solids to give fines?

    <p>Compression (Nutcrackers)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the generic term used for size reduction?

    <p>Comminution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which law proposed that the energy required for size reduction is inversely proportional to the size of some power?

    <p>Rittinger's Law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the specific energy (E) represent in the context of size reduction?

    <p>Energy required per unit mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which force is applied in fine pulverization when the size of the product reaches the micrometer range?

    <p>Attrition or Rubbing (File)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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