Mechanical Operations Multiple Choice Questions on “Floatation”.
1. After the layer of precoat is exhausted, filtration is _____
a) Lesser
b) Started
c) Stopped
d) Greater
Answer: c
Clarification: After the layer of precoat is exhausted, filtration is stopped and a new thick layer of precoat is deposited and filtration is continued.
2. ______ consists of introducing water through the strainers.
a) Front washing
b) Backwashing
c) Stripping
d) Distillation
Answer: b
Clarification: Backwashing consists of introducing water through strainers so that it may flow up through the sand bed and out through the connection.
3. What is the capacity of a sand filter?
a) 2 to 4 GPM
b) 1 to 3 GPM
c) 8 to 10 GPM
d) 50 to 60 GPM
Answer: a
Clarification: The capacity of an average sand filter is from 2 to 4 GPM per square feet of filtering area, GPM represents gallon per minute.
4. ______ filters are operated under super atmospheric pressure.
a) Drag
b) Cyclone
c) Gravity
d) Pressure
Answer: d
Clarification: Pressure filters are operated under super atmospheric pressure at filtering surface or greater pressure at the downstream side.
5. At what pressure, cake filters are operated?
a) < 50 psi
b) < 100 psi
c) >25 psi
d) <25 psi
Answer: d
Clarification: Cake pressure filters are operated at a pressure of less than 25 psi, but the pressure may go up to 75 psi for high end special operations.
6. In a plate frame press, the size of a plate is?
a) 100 to 200 inch
b) 50 to 60 inch
c) 10 to 12 inch
d) 12 to 36 inch
Answer: d
Clarification: The plates are usually made up of cast irons from 12 to 36 inch across, approx. ½ inch thick and with a raised edge from ½ to 2 inches.
7. When cake is finally accumulated, closing screw is _____
a) Started
b) Packed
c) Released
d) Tightened
Answer: c
Clarification: When sufficient cake has accumulated to fill the chambers, the closing screw is released, the follower is drawn back along the supporting rails.
8. The chamber press is adapted for washing the cake.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Clarification: It is hard to get a clean discharge of cake and most important, the wear on the cloth is severe, so the chamber press is not at all adapted for the same.
9. Which of the following represents the setup of two single, three triple and four dual plates?
a) 1-1-1-3-3-3-3-2-2
b) 1-2-1-1-2-1-3-3
c) 1-2-1-2-3-3-3-2-2
d) 3-3-3-1-2-2-3-1
Answer: c
Clarification: The setup so assembles should consists a chain of 2- 1’s, 3-3’s and 2-2’s i.e. 1-2-1-2-3-3-3-2-2 which is the perfect setup.
10. When filtration reaches the practical limit, connection is _____
a) Opened
b) Closed
c) Expanded
d) Contracted
Answer: b
Clarification: Filtration is carried out in the non-washing plate and frame press, when it is at final limit and good cake is formed, the feed connection is closed.
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