SITUATION FOR PROBLEMS 36-37: Powdered silica is fed to a vibrating 35-mesh screen to remove undersize fine materials. The screen analysis of the material is given below: Mesh -3+8 -8+10 -10+14 -14+20 -20+28 -28+35 -35+48 -48+65 -65+100 -100 Feed, XE 0.095 0.183 0.165 0.131 0.101 0.095 0.070 0.047 0.031 0.082 Oversize, X 0.217 0.126 0.204 0.162 0.125 0.117 0.029 0.015 0.005 Undersize, X 0.246 0.183 0.141 0.430 36. The percentage recovery of the desired material is close to (A) 89 (B)93 (C) 96 (D) 100

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SITUATION FOR PROBLEMS 36-37:
Powdered silica is fed to a vibrating 35-mesh screen to remove undersize fine materials. The
screen analysis of the material is given below:
Mesh
-3+8
-8+10
-10+14
-14+20
-20+28
-28+35
-35+48
-48+65
-65+100
-100
Feed, XE
0.095
0.183
0.165
0.131
0.101
0.095
0.070
0.047
0.031
0.082
Oversize, X
0.217
0.126
0.204
0.162
0.125
0.117
0.029
0.015
0.005
Undersize, X
0.246
0.183
0.141
0.430
Transcribed Image Text:SITUATION FOR PROBLEMS 36-37: Powdered silica is fed to a vibrating 35-mesh screen to remove undersize fine materials. The screen analysis of the material is given below: Mesh -3+8 -8+10 -10+14 -14+20 -20+28 -28+35 -35+48 -48+65 -65+100 -100 Feed, XE 0.095 0.183 0.165 0.131 0.101 0.095 0.070 0.047 0.031 0.082 Oversize, X 0.217 0.126 0.204 0.162 0.125 0.117 0.029 0.015 0.005 Undersize, X 0.246 0.183 0.141 0.430
36. The percentage recovery of the desired material is close to
(A) 89
(B)93
(C) 96
(D) 100
Transcribed Image Text:36. The percentage recovery of the desired material is close to (A) 89 (B)93 (C) 96 (D) 100
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