Problem Set 1 – Screening and Size Reduction

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Distribute the 5 problems to each member of the group. Use your drill booklet to the
problem assigned to you.
2. Prepare a ppt presentation of your solution. The 5 problems will be collated in just one
ppt doc only (not pdf).
3. A main title page will show the problem nos., Full name of members, group no. and
Section.
4. Each problem has a title page with the name of the “creator” written as footer.
5. For all “screening” problems, a photo/video of the crushing/grinding equipment
mentioned (even if not mentioned) shall be included in the presentation. Be ready with a
brief discussion of the eqpt.
 6. Discuss ALL problems with the members. Anybody can be called for discussion. BE
READY.
7. Do not forget to include an honor code in your last slide. NO NEED TO SUBMIT HARD
COPIES.
8. Use this Filename: NameProblemnos (ex, ldpestano, 13,7,9,18,20). The “Name” is the
name of the member who collated and uploaded the file in the eLeAP Partech Course Site
(The deadline for submission will be announced in our eLeAP Course Site).
9. Not following instructions shall mean a deduction from the group’s Final PS Grade.

Challenge Problem:
It is desired to separate a mixture of crushed stone clinker in a rotary trommel to obtain 3
products D, C and B passing through 150, 35 and 10 mesh screens respectively. Find the
effectiveness of each screen using the screen analysis below.
A – Coarse Fraction
B – Middle Fraction
C – Fine Fraction
D – Very Fine Fraction
1. 1 Metric Ton/hr of dolomite is produced by crushing and then screening through a 28-
mesh screen. According to the screen analysis below, Calculate:
a.) Load to the crusher
b.) Effectiveness of the screen

Tyler Mesh Feed to Screen Undersize P Oversize Q

F
4 14.3 --------------- 20
8 20 --------------- 28
14 20 0 28
28 28.5 40 24
48 8.6 30 0 thru
100 5.7 20
100 thru 2.86 10

2. Table salt is being fed to a vibrating screen at the rate of 3000 kg/hr. The desired product
is the 48/65 mesh fraction. A -48 + 65-mesh screen are therefore used, the feed being
introduced on the 48 mesh screen, the product being discharged from the 65-mesh screen.
During the operation it was observed that the average proportion of the oversize: product:
undersize was 2:1 ½:1. Calculate the effectiveness of the screens. What conclusions can
you draw from the values computed versus the given proportion?

Screen Feed Oversize Product Undersize

Mesh
-10+14 0.0003 0.0008
-14+20 0.0037 0.0082 0.0005
-20+28 0.089 0.0189 0.0155 0.00003
-28+35 0.186 0.389 0.039 0.00012
-35+48 0.258 0.377 0.322 0.0009
-48+65 0.285 0.176 0.526 0.0136
-65+100 0.091 0.025 0.075 0.34935
-100+150 0.062 0.004 0.020 0.299
-150+200 0.025 0.0011 0.002 0.337
1 1 1 1

3. Problem 29.1/1079 MSH and find the effectiveness of each screen if the desired product
are the oversize to each screen
4. Problem 29.1/1079 MSH if the desired products are +8 and -14
5. Solve Problem 2 using a 28 and 100 mesh screen to produce the coarse, middle and fine
fractions. Do not use the given proportions of 2:1 ½ :1
6. 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 analysis were as listed under the columns headed as
“new”. After 3 months operation, the analysis are as headed as “old”. What is the
effectiveness of the old and new screen?
Mesh Feed Oversize(new) Oversize(old) Undersize(new) Undersize(old)
3/4 .01 .012 .014
4/6 .022 .027 .031
6/8 .063 .078 .088
8/10 .081 .1 .112
10/14 .102 .126 .142
14/20 .165 .204 .229
20/28 .131 .162 .182
28/35 .101 .125 .104 .093
35/48 .095 .117 .065 .171
48/65 .07 .029 .025 .246 .186
65/100 .047 .015 .008 .183 .146
100/150 .031 .005 .141 .111
150/200 .02 .105 .071
-200 .062 .325 .222
1 1 1 1 1

7. Solve problem 6 using a 100 mesh screen in order to obtain as a product, the fine solids.
8. The data below were obtained on the operation of a 6 mesh hammer screen at the tipple
of a coal mine. The screening was done to separate a very fine refuse from a fine coal so
that it could be reprocessed. Calculate the amount of reject obtained from a 100 MT/hr
feed of 5% moisture. What is the effectiveness of the 6 mesh screen?
Samples of feed and oversize gave the following distribution:
Screen Dry feed (wt) Dry Oversize (wt) Dry Undersize (wt)
+1/4 in 3825 grams 2905 grams
-1/4+6 1006 767
-6+14 750 405
-14+28 303 117
-28+48 219 68
-48 807 278

9. Find the sphericity of a particle in the shape of a frustrum of an equilateral triangular

pyramid where the upper and lower bases are 1mm and 3 mm on a side with a height of 2
mm.
10. Find the sphericity of particles in the shape of a cylinder 1 mm in diameter by 5 mm long
if it has ellidsoidal ends with minor axis ¼ of the major axis.
11. Problem 28.1/999 MSH
12. In the petroleum industry, gas oil is cracked in contact with solid catalyst to yield high-
octane blending stocks, with a finely divided clay as the catalyst. The yields obtained are
a function of the surface area of the catalyst. The catalyst has specific density of 1.20
g/cc and approximately the same specific surface ratio as quartz. A sample of this
material was screened, and the material through the 200-mesh screen was further sized by
air elutriation. From the resulting analysis given below determine the specific surface
(square cm/gram), the arithmetic average diameter and the mean surface diameter of the
catalyst. The specific surface so computed does not include the surface in the capillaries
which may increase the total surface about 3000-fold.

Mesh Mass Fraction

-48, +65 .088
-65+100 .178
-100+150 .293
-150 +200 .194
-200+270 .215
-270+325 .019
-325+400 .013
1

13. Calculate the surface per unit volume in square centimeters per cubic centimeters
(cm2/cm3) of shale having the screen analysis below. What is the volume surface mean
diameter of the particles smaller than 65 mesh? Assume the shale to be of the same shape
as mica flakes.
Mesh Cum Analysis
-3+4 0
-4+6 0.12
-6+8 0.21
-8+10 0.22
-10+14 0.28
-14+20 0.42
-20+28 0.58
-28+35 0.65
-35+48 0.87
-48+65 0.88
-65+100 0.94
-100+150 0.96
-150+200 0.99
-200 1.00
14. Calculate the mass mean diameter and the number of particles of crushed glass having the
screen analysis below. Assume a shape factor for volume equal to 0.75.
MESH %
-3 +4 100
-4 +6 97.3
-6 +8 94.4
-8 +10 88.5
-10 +14 62.4
-14 +20 56.1
-20 +28 44.2
-28 +35 38.8
-35 +48 21.1
-48 +65 11.7
-65 +100 5.8
-100 +150 3.2
-150 +200 0

15. Problem 28.5/999 MSH

16. Using the data form table 28.4, assuming that the power requirement for the first grinding
is 100kW. What power is required for the second grinding? Use: Rittinger’s Law
17. Same as Prob 16, use Kick’s Law
18. Find the power requirement to dry grind 200 MT/day of phosphate rock from 10 mm
particles to a crushed product with analysis as given in Problem 14. Use Bond’s Law.
19. Solve problem 18 for crushing of Taconite and using the screen analysis in Prob. 13
20. Using the analysis of particles given below, predict the best analysis of particles smaller
than 200 mesh
Mesh Cum Analysis
-3+4 0
-4+6 0.121
-6+8 0.214
-8+10 0.221
-10+14 0.280
-14+20 0.422
-20+28 0.585
-28+35 0.652
-35+48 0.871
-48+65 0.881
-65+100 0.924
-100+150 0.951
-150+200 0.982
-200 0.987