Problem(Set(–(Settling(and(Sedimentation(

Due(Date:(September(2,(2015(
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1.! (22.5F)!Glass!beads!50!microns!in!diameter!settle!in!water!at!25oC.!Specific!Gravity!of!glass!is!
2.6.!
a.! If!unhindered!settling!occurs,!what!is!the!maximum!velocity!attained?!
b.! If!hindered!settling!occurs!such!that!the!mass!ratio!of!water!to!glass!is!2,!what!is!the!
maximum!velocity!
2.! !(22.7F)!A!mixture!of!galena!and!silica!is!to!be!elutriated!by!a!water!stream!flowing!at!a!velocity!
of!0.1!m/s!and!a!temperature!of!25oC.!The!solid!feed!analyzes!30!weight!percent!galena!and!a!
screen!analysis!is!in!the!ff!table:!
Dp!(microns)!!!!!!!!!!!20!!30!!40!!50!!60!!70!!80!!90!!100!
Wt!%!(undersize)!!!!33!!53!!67!!77!!83!!88!!91!!93!!94.5!
If!the!size!distribution!given!applies!for!both!component!in!the!feed,!what!Wt.!fraction!of!the!
galena!fed!is!in!the!overhead!and!bottom!product!and!what!is!the!wt.!fraction!(dry!basis)!of!
galena!in!these!products.!
3.! (22.8)!A!mixture!of!Galena!&!Silica!is!to!be!elutriated!by!Carbon!Tetrachloride!stream!flowing!at!
a!velocity!of!0.1!m/s!and!a!temperature!of!25!C.!The!solid!feed!analyses!30!weight!%!galena!and!
a!screen!analysis!is!indicated!in!the!table.!Find!the!weights!and!analysis!of!the!overhead!and!
bottoms!product.!

Particle!diameter,!microns! 20! 30! 40! 50! 60! 70! 80! 90! 100!

Weight!%!of!undersize! 33! 53! 67! 77! 83! 88! 91! 93! 94.5!
4.! !(22.9F)!A!gravity!settling!tank!is!to!be!used!to!clean!wastewater!from!an!oil!refinery.!The!waste!
stream!contains!1%!oil!by!volume!(sp!=!0.87)!as!small!drops!ranging!in!size!between!10!to!500!
microns.!The!tank!is!rectangular!and!measures!3m!and!2m!deep.!Provision!is!made!at!the!
discharge!end!for!the!clean!water!to!be!continuously!removed!from!the!bottom!of!the!tank.!
Periodic!skimming!of!the!liquid!surface!at!the!discharge!end!removes!the!accumulated!oil.!If!6.3!
m3/s!of!the!wastewater!is!to!be!processed,!how!long!must!the!settling!tank!be?!
5.! !(22.11F)!Quartz!and!pyrites!(FeS2)!are!separated!by!continuous!hydraulic!classifications.!The!
feed!to!the!classifier!ranges!in!size!between!10!microns!and!300!microns.!Three!fractions!are!
obtained:!a!pure!quartz!product,!a!pure!pyrites!product!and!a!mixture!of!quartz!and!pyrites.!The!
specific!gravity!of!quartz!is!2.65!and!that!of!pyrites!is!5.1.!What!are!the!sizes!of!the!2!materials!in!
the!mixed!fraction!for!each!of!the!following!cases!:!
a.! the!bottoms!product!to!contain!the!maximum!amount!of!pure!pyrites!
b.! the!overhead!product!to!contain!the!maximum!amount!of!quartz!