1.

The mesh number of a screen denotes

a. The area of the screen in square inch
b. The number if openings per linear inch of screen
c. The number of layers in a screen system
d. The number of screens needed to obtain the required fines
2. The minimum clear space between the edges of the opening in the screening
surface and is usually given in inches or millimeters
a. Sieve
b. Aperture

c. Mesh number
d. Holes

3. The removal of small amount of oversize from a feed which are

predominantly fines is called
a. Scalping
b. Desliming

c. Coarse separation
d. Dewatering

4. The most common method used for determining particle size is

a. Sedimentation
b. Screening

c. Flotation
d. Centrifugation

5. Way of screening where water is added to aid in washing the fine material
through the screen
a. Wet screening
b. Dry screening

c. Scalping
d. None of the above

e.
6. Materials which remain on a screen surface are called
a. Fines
b. Undersize

c. Intermediate material
d. Oversize

7.
8. Measure of how successful the screen is in separating the components of the
mixture
a. Screen capacity
b. Screen efficiency

c. Feed rate
d. Screen opening

e.
9. Used for screening dry chemicals to as low as 300 mesh
A. GRIZZLY SCREENS
B. RECIPROCATING SCREENS
C. VIBRATING SCREENS
D. REVOLVING SCREENS
f.
10.Industrial screening equipment which is composed of parallel bar screens
separated by spacers at the ends
A. GRIZZLY SCREENS
B. RECIPROCATING SCREENS
C. VIBRATING SCREENS
D. REVOLVING SCREENS
g.
11.Consists of a cylindrical frame surrounded by wire cloth or plate, open at both
ends and inclined slightly
A. GRIZZLY SCREENS
B. RECIPROCATING SCREENS
C. GYRATORY SCREENS
D. REVOLVING SCREENS
12.Box like machines (round or square) with a series of screen cloths nested on
top of each other
A. GRIZZLY SCREENS
B. RECIPROCATING SCREENS
C. GYRATORY SCREENS
D. REVOLVING SCREENS
h.
13.Type of screening surface which is made from a variety of metals and alloys
due to their resistance to abrasions and corrosion.
A. Woven Wire Cloth
B. Silk Bolting Cloth
C. Punched Plates
D. Bar Screen
i.
14.Trommels separate a mixture of particles depending on their
A. Size
B. Wettability
C. Screen size
D. Electrical and magazine
j.
15.It is made from rails, rods or bars which are shaped and fixed in parallel
positions using spacers
A. Woven Wire Cloth
B. Silk Bolting Cloth
C. Punched Plates
D. Bar Screen
k.
16. The direction of flow of particle towards the screens surface should be perpendicular to
the screen aperture
l.

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m.

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