CLL331 Fluid Particle Mechanics
1. For a regular cuboid particle of dimension 1×2×6 mm3, calculate the following
diameters:
(a) the equivalent volume sphere dia, (b)the equivalent surface sphere dia, (c)the
surface –volume diameter(d) the sieve diameter, (e)the projected area diameter (f)
sphericity
2. Determine sphericity of the following nonspherical particles (i)a cylinder with
L/D=1 and D=1 mm (ii)a cube of unit dimension.
3. Find out the Stokes dia in terms of dv and ds. Find the svStk/6 of a cuboid particle
of dimension 1:1:k.
4. Find the Feret’s and Martin’s dia of the following geometry.
5. A mixture consists of 10 particles of size 1mm dia and 10 particles of 46.4 mm
dia. After the agglomeration, all 46.4mm dia particles aggregate into a single
particle. Find out the change of number average mean dia and mean volume
average dia of the particle mixtures. Assume all particles spherical. Make
comment on your answer.
6. Find the number area mean, number volume mean, Sauter mean diameter from
the given distribution of particles.
Size(mm) 20 30 40 45 55 65 75 90 120 150
Vol (cm3) 5 20 35 20 45 45 40 45 20 5
7. Assuming the above distribution as continuous volume distribution (assume size
20 mm as in range 10-20 mm, 30 as 20 to 30 etc. ) find the following quantities
(a)mode, median, arithmatic mean of the volume distribution
(b) number distribution and the surface distribution.
(c) specific surface area
8. If the above distribution be fitted with Gaussian distribution, find out the mean
particle size and specific surface area.
9. Difference between sample mean/variance and population mean/variance.
10. Obtain the expression of population mean with confidence of 95% from the
sample data
11. It is desired to separate a mixture of crystals into three fractions, a coarse fraction
retained on an 8 mesh screen, a middle fraction passing an 8 mesh but retained on
a 14 mesh screen and a fine fraction passing a 14 mesh. The screen analysis of the
sample are given below. The mesh sizes are conforming to the Tyler standard.
Assuming the analysis are accurate, find out the ratio by weight of each of the
three factions.
Screen Feed Coarse fraction Middle fraction Fine fraction
3.5 14
¾
4/6 15 50 4.2
6/8 27.5 24 35.8
8/10 23.5 8 30.8 20
10/14 16 4 18.3 26.7
14/20 9.1 10.2 20.2
20/28 3.4 0.7 19.6
28/35 1.3 8.9
35/48 0.7 4.6
100 100 100 100
The screens have capacity 4 metric tons/m2.h.mm mesh size. How many square
meters of screen are needed for each of the screens if the feed to the first screen is
100tons/h?