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Please ONLY solve b. Please provide a correct and neat answer. Upvote! 2) The process water is recycled from the tailing area following the settling

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2) The process water is recycled from the tailing area following the settling of fine particles. The recycled water is to be almost in clarity, i.e., with particles no coarser than 1 micron. Terminal settling velocity of fine particles can be approximately estimated using Stokes law, (2,- p.)dg V = 18 u di particle size (cm) v: terminal velocity of particle relative to fluid (cm/s) Ps: density of particles (g/cm) pi: density of fluid (g/cm) g gravitational constant (981 cm/s2) u: viscosity of the fluid (poise = 1 g/cm-s) a) Assuming its validity, estimate the settling velocity of 1-micron particles of silicate particles (with a density of 2.68 g/cm) in water with a viscosity of 1 centipoise (and assuming its density at 1.01 g/cm). b) Assuming that the fine size tailings are delivered to the disposal area through hydrocyclone overflows at a slurry density of 17% solids, estimate the volumetric flowrates into the tailing area in m/day in the two periods referred to above, respectively

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