DAWOOD UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Assignment

Mixer
and its Types
For Cohesive And Non cohesive
Submitted by: #Acetic Acid
Abdul Muieed (D-16-CH-06)

Absar Khan (D-16-CH-18)

Awais Bin Luqman (D-16-CH-46)

Submitted To : Engr: Mazhar Imam

Dated => 21 Apr 2017

Miss Suneeta Ramesh

(Lec: Dawood UETKarachi )

Department:
Department of Chemical Engineering.
 Certificate

This is to Certify that the Assignment entitled ”Mixer and Its types for Cohesive
and Non Cohesive Solids” by our group”Acetic Acid”, comprises of members
Awais Luqman, , Absar A Khan, AbdulMoid students of 2st year B.E Chemical in
Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi have completed their
report under the Supervision of Engineer Mazhar Imam (Lac: Dawood UET
Karachi).

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Dedication
This Work of our group is dedicated to our Parents, who taught us
that the best kind of knowledge to have is that which is learned for
its own sake. It is also dedicated to our Teachers, who taught us
that even the largest task can be accomplished if it is done one step
at a time. We also want to dedicate this Work to our Fiends who
have supported us and appreciated our team work.
 Acknowledgements

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Allah who give us Power and Strength to complete our Report and
represent it in such a great way. We also want to thank our parents
who supported us Physically, Mentally as well as financially.

Our group is Thankful to Our Chairperson Dr. Abdul Waheed Bhutto

who gives us a chance to present our Assignment .Sir Mazhar
Imam has been the ideal supervisor. His advice, insightful
criticisms, and encouragement aided the writing of this work in
innumerable ways.
 Index

 Mixing
 Mixer
 Diagram
 Types of Mixer
 Mixer for Cohesive Solids.
 Mixer for Non-Cohesive Solids
 Mixer for Non-Cohesive Solids.
 Non-Cohesiveness
 Types of Mixer Non- Cohesive Solids
 Defentions with Diagrams

 Mixer For Cohesive Solids

 Cohesiveness
 Types Of Mixer With Diagrams
 . Change-Can mixer
 2. Kneading machine
 3. Two arm kneaders
 4. Disperser
 5. Masticator
 6. Muller mixer
 7. Mixer Extruder
 8. Pugmill
 9. Mixing Roll.
Mixing
In industrial process engineering, Mixing is a unit operation that involves manipulation of
a heterogeneous physical system with the intent to make it more homogeneous. Familiar
examples include pumping of the water in a swimming pool to homogenize the water
temperature, and the stirring of pancake batter to eliminate lumps (deagglomeration). Mixing is
performed to allow heat and/or mass transfer to occur between one or more streams,
components or phases.

Mixer
A mixer is a vessel or stage in which two solids, liquids, or gases are mixed.
The suspension is introduced into a water stream passing through an in-line mixer to form the
low viscosity emulsion.
Many mixers produce a homogeneous mix when mixing solids or solids and liquids.
A mixer is a vessel or stage in which two solids, liquids, or gases are mixed.

Types Of Mixer
 Mixer for Cohesive Solids.

 Mixer for Non-Cohesive Solids

Mixers for Non - Cohesive Solids

 Non Cohesive mixers are for non-sticky solids which have a wide variety free-flowing
powders preferences to heavy pastes options. Mixing could be carried out by agitation,
tumbling, centrifugal action and impact forces.
 Non-Cohesive Solid Mixers are of Two types:
1. Tumbling Mixer
 Tumbling mills are used to mix different kind of powder materials of required
uniformity. They are also used for mixing the granules with lubricant, binder or
essence oil of flavors.
 Mixing of the powders Basic parts used are metallic vessels in which powder is
mixed, an electric motor for the rotation of the vessel, and also baffles which
helps in the.

 There Are two types of Tumbling Mixer

 1. Double Cane Turbine Mixer
The Double Cone Blender is an efficient and versatile machine for mixing
dry powder and granules homogeneously. All the contact parts made out
of stainless steel of required grade by customer. Two third of the volume
of the Cone Blender is filled to ensure proper mixing. It can be used for
Pharmaceutical, Food, Chemical and Cosmetic products etc.

 2. Twin Shell Blender

The twin shell blender is one of the most commonly used tumbling blenders. The
blending performance of this type of blender has shadowed many of the
members in the blender family. They offer both short blending times and efficient
blending,

2. Ribbon blender Mixer

 Ribbon blenders are used for mixing the powders, paste mixing and also for
heating and cooling. Shear mixing and gentle mixing are done by ribbon mixers.
 A ribbon blender consists of a U-shaped horizontal trough containing a double
helical ribbon agitator that rotates within.
Mixers for Cohesive Solids
 Cohesive solids employ maximum consideration in terms of mixer selection and operating
parameters due to influence of rheology and forces of cohesion.
 The power consumption for this type of mixers is high due to these factors. Mixing of sticky
solids however is supported by shearing, folding, stretching and compressing elements.
 Different mixers being employed follow three mixing phenomenon: the small-scale random
motion (diffusion), the large-scale random motion (convection) and the interchange of particles
by virtue of slip zones (shear). Mixers are employed both for solids and liquids phases with
varied interests.

Types Of Mixer For Cohesive Solids

1. Change-Can mixer

2. Kneading machine

3. Two arm kneaders

4. Disperser

5. Masticator

6. Muller mixer

7. Mixer Extruder

8. Pugmill

9. Mixing Roll.

1. Change-Can Mixer :
Change-can mixer blend viscous liquid or light paste as in food processing or paint manufacturer i. A
removable agitated can or or vessel 5 to 100 gal in size. In the pony mixer , the rotating agitator
carries several vertical blades positioned near the vessel wall. The can is stationery and the agitator
has a planetary motion, so that as it rotates it precesses repeatedly visiting all parts of the vessel

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2. Kneading machines mixer :
It is mix deformable or plastic solids by squashing the mass flat, folding it over, and squashing it once
more. Most kneading machines also tear the mass apart and shear it between a moving blade and a
stationary energy is required even with fairly thin materials, and as the mass becomes stiff and
rubbery the power requirements become very large.

3. Disperser mixer :-
A disperser mixer is a heavier in construction and draws more power than a kneader ; it works
additive and coloring agents into stiff material.
4. Muller Mixer:
Muller wheels are mounted on independent, spring-loaded suspensions. As the molding sand
mixture increases in volume and strength, the mullers react by raising and increasing the
mulling pressure. This is a versatile and inexpensive source of mixing energy which provides
the kneading and compression action of mulling.

5. Double motion mixing

Double motion mixing machine, its mainly acting part is made up of revolving double cones
container which is placed declining, plus external revolving axis and internal helical blades
components. Components with different revolving speed are driven by one power system.

6. Pugmill Mixture:
A pugmill or pug mill is a machine in which clay or other materials are mixed into a plastic state
or a similar machine for the trituration of ore.[1] Industrial applications are found
in pottery, bricks, cement and some parts of the concrete and asphalt mixing processes. A
pugmill may be a fast continuous mixer
7. Masticator:

A masticator is heavier and draws more power than a disperser

A masticator can disintegrate scrap rubber and compound the toughest plastic
masses that can be worked at all. Masticators are often called intensive mixers. Masticator
blades are heavier and little larger than the shafts that drive them. Spiral, flattened and
elliptical designs of masticator blades are used.

8. Mixer Extruder :
Extruders are used to mix liquid-solid systems and to extrude molten or plasticized
polymers to semifinal and final product forms.

During processing in the extruder, the polymer is melted and the additives are mixed. The feed
enters a channel where it is mixed by one or two rotating screws. The extradite product is
delivered at high pressure and at a controlled rate from the extruder for shaping by a die or
mold.
In single screw extruders, the mixing quality is established by the total shear deformation for a
axis, and transverse, a type of circulatory motion. Single screw extruders are effective for highly
for highly viscous materials, because they allow for the attachment of larger gears.

viscous materials, because they allow for the attachment of larger gears.

9. Mixing Roll

Roller mills are mills that use cylindrical rollers, either in opposing pairs or against flat plates, to
crush or grind various materials, such as grain, ore, gravel, plastic, and others. To produce
refined (white) wheat flour, grain is usually tempered, i.e. moisture added to the grain, before
milling, to optimize milling efficiency. This softens the starchy "endosperm" portion of the
wheat kernel, which will be separated out in the milling process to produce what is known to
consumers as white flour. The addition of moisture also stiffens the bran and ultimately reduces
the energy input required to shatter the kernel, while at the same time avoiding the shattering
of bran and germ particles to be separated out in this milling process by sieving or sifting.

With the invention of the roller milling system in the late 19 th century, the bran
and the germ were able to be removed, dramatically improving the appeal of baked products to
the public. The moistened grain is first passed through the series of break rollers, and then
sieved to separate out the fine particles that make up white flour. The balance is intermediate
particles of endosperm (otherwise known as product middling or farina) and coarse particles of
bran and germ. The middling then makes multiple passes through the reduction rolls, and is
again sieved after each pass to maximize extraction of white flour from the endosperm, while
removing coarser bran and germ particles. To produce whole wheat flour, 100% of the bran and
germ must be reintroduced to the white flour that the roller milling system was originally
designed to separate it from. Therefore, these elements are first ground on another mill
(usually a pin mill). These finer bran and germ fractions are then reintroduced to the white flour
to produce whole wheat flour