Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0964 MCQ • 1 Mark

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Size Reduction and Separation

Subtopic: Size Reduction and Particle Analysis

Question Statement:

Bond's Work Index $W_i$ is defined as the gross energy required in kilowatt-hours per short ton to reduce feed of very large size to:

Options:

  • (A) $80\%$ passing through a $100\text{ \mu m}$ sieve
  • (B) $100\%$ passing through a $1\text{ mm}$ sieve
  • (C) $50\%$ passing through a $10\text{ \mu m}$ sieve
  • (D) $10\%$ passing through a $1\text{ cm}$ sieve

Answer Key:

A

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Bond defines work index $W_i$ as the energy needed per ton to pulverize theoretically infinite feed down to an $80\%$ product cumulative passing size ($P_{80}$) of $100\text{ \mu m}$.
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