Due to the configuration of most cold feeds, it is impossible to promote segregation as they are loaded.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Sometimes
• D. Depends on equipment

Answer: (B)

Segregation happens when different particle sizes separate as material flows or is dumped. Cold-feed systems are designed to minimize this, but it’s not impossible to promote segregation during loading. If material is fed from multiple points with uneven rates, or if it drops from a height or through chutes in a way that allows larger particles to settle first and finer material to travel farther, the mix can separate. Conversely, keeping the load distribution uniform, controlling drop heights, and using well-designed feeders and chutes helps reduce segregation. So the statement that segregation cannot be promoted is not correct.