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QUESTIONS: A COMPILATION
SEDIMENTATION
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Questions 1 and 2 are based on the following information and illustration
In an experiment, a sphere of density 1 and radius r is dropped in a tank of oil of viscosity 1
and density 2 . The time of descent for the sphere through the first section of height d is recorded as t1
and through the second section of the same height as t2, 0 < t2 – t1 << 1.
Sphere
d V (1)
d 2
2. The drag force exerted on the sphere during its descent through the second section is
4 4 3 d
a. 1 2 g r 3 c. r 1 g 61r
3 3 t2
4 4 3 d
b. 1 g r 3 d. r 1 g 61r
3 3 t2
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6. Drag coefficient CD is given by (in Stoke’s law range)
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a. CD c. CD
Re p Re p
18.4 0.079
b. CD d. CD
Re p Re p 0.23
13. For the free settling of a spherical particle through a fluid, the slope of C D vs log NRe plot is
a. 1 c. – 1
b. 0.5 d. – 0.5
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14. The terminal velocity of a small sphere settling in a viscous fluid varies as the
a. first power of its diameter
b. inverse of the fluid viscosity
c. inverse square of the diameter
d. square of the difference in specific weights of solid and fluid
17. The line of action of the buoyant force passes through the center of gravity of the
a. submerged body
b. displaced volume of the fluid
c. volume of fluid vertically above the body
d. horizontal projection of the body
19. Sphericity of raschig ring (whose length and diameter are equal) is
a. >1 c. <2
b. 1 d. 2
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22. For non spherical particle, the sphericity
a. is defined as the ratio of surface area of a sphere having the same volume as the particle to
the actual surface area of the particle
b. has a dimension of length
c. is always less than 1
d. is the ratio of volume of a sphere having the same surface area as the particle to the actual volume
of the particle
23. Sphericity of a cubical particle when its equivalent diameter is taken as the height of the tube is
a.0.5 c. 2
b.1 d. 3
where: V and S are volume and surface area respectively of one particle
D = equivalent diameter of particles
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