Mechanical Operations
Filter aid is used to

Act as a support base for the septum
Decrease the pressure drop
Increase the porosity of the cake
Increase the rate of filtration

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Mechanical Operations
Reciprocating screens are normally inclined at an angle of 5° with the horizontal and employ gyratory motion at feed end & reciprocating motion at the discharge end. They are not suitable for the screening of the

Heavy tonnages of rocks or gravel
Dry chemicals
Powdered food & granular materials
Light metal powder down upto 4 meshsize

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Mechanical Operations
In case of a hammer crusher,

Maximum acceptable feed size is 30 cms
Crushing takes place by impact breaking
Reduction ratio can be varied by adjusting the distance from cage to hammers
All of these

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