Energy consumption in a crusher decreases with increase in the
(A) Size of the product (at constant feed size)
(B) Capacity of the crushing machine
(C) Size of feed (at constant reduction ratio)
(D) All (A), (B) & (C)

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Answer :

(D) All (A), (B) & (C)

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