List of top Agricultural Engineering and Technology Questions on Material Handling and Conveying

Which type of idler is used in belt conveyor for transporting granular materials having an angle of repose of not less than 35\(^\circ\)?

In a belt conveyor, drive unit is coupled

Process of cooling or heating of air without changing the humidity ratio is represented on a psychrometric chart by

A multiple effect evaporator is one in which
A. Vapour from one effect is used directly as the heating medium in the next.
B. The pressure of vapour is increased and the resulting high pressure steam is re‐used as a heating medium
C. Vapour is used to heat the incoming feed liquor or condensed vapour is used to raise steam in a boiler
D. Vapours from one effect is not utilized in heating
E. Vapours are condensed and condensed liquid is further heated
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Carrying capacity of a bucket elevator having 4 buckets per meter moving at a speed of 1 m/minute, with bucket holding capacity \(0.1\text{ m}^3\), will be