Chapter 18 - Solids Handling Equipment

What type of solids handling equipment is used to separate particles by size?

• Conveyor
• Screener
• Feeder
• Crusher

What solids handling equipment is a mechanical device used to move material from one place to another in a continuous stream?

• Screener
• Extruder
• Feeder
• Conveyor

Which of the following is a characteristic of a pneumatic conveyor?

• It is a mechanical device used to move material from one place to another in a continuous stream.
• It moves material using pressured gas flow from one point to another in a continuous stream.
• It conveys material at a controlled rate by measuring the weight lost over time.
• It uses belts supported by pulleys that run in a continuous loop.

What type of solids handling equipment is designed to reduce the size of large rocks, changing them into small rocks, gravel, or rock dust?

• Crusher
• Conveyor
• Feeder
• Screener

Which of the following is a characteristic of a screw feeder?

• It is a type of feeder used to control the flow of bulk materials from storage such as bins or stockpiles.
• It conveys material at a controlled rate by measuring the weight lost over time.
• It is a mechanical device used to move material from one place to another in a continuous stream.
• It moves material using pressured gas flow from one point to another in a continuous stream.

What type of solids handling equipment is a continuous line of buckets that are attached with pins to two endless chains running over tracks and driven by sprockets?

• Flow inducer
• Pneumatic conveyors
• Live bottom
• Bucket elevator

Which of the following is a characteristic of a pneumatic feeder?

• It conveys material at a controlled rate by measuring the weight lost over time.
• It moves material using pressured gas flow from one point to another in a continuous stream.
• It is a type of conveyor that uses rollers to move materials.
• It is a type of feeder used to control the flow of bulk materials from storage such as bins or stockpiles.

What type of conveyor uses belts supported by pulleys that run in a continuous loop?

• Belt
• Roller
• Pneumatic
• Moving floor

Which of the following is true of gravimetric feeders?

• They move material using pressured gas flow from one point to another in a continuous stream.
• They convey material at a controlled rate by running at a set motor speed.
• They convey material at a controlled rate by measuring the weight lost over time.
• They do not have the ability to change feed rates.

What type of solids handling equipment is used to promote the flow of bulk materials from a bin or hopper without the use of vibration or aeration?

• Live bottom
• Flow inducer
• Bucket elevator
• Pneumatic conveyors