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Agitator Design
Introduction: Mixing of fluids is necessary for many chemical processes. It may include mixing of liquid with liquid, gas with a liquid, or solids with liquid.
Mixing is accomplished by the rotating action of an impeller in the continuous fluid. Type of fluid and its physical state, the degree of agitation and
geometry of vessel makes an important role for the design and selection of agitator components. Here we will discuss the design of agitator vessel
based on practical data inputs as given below:

Inputs: Design pressure: 6 kg/cm2 / F.V. Design temperature: 75°C to 200°C Vessel working capacity: 6.3 KL Vessel inside diameter (D): 1950 mm Vessel
T.L.-T.L. length: 2200 mm Maximum mixing speed (N): 150 RPM Density of working fluid: 1000 kg/m3 Viscosity of working fluid: 10000 CP MOC:
Hastelloy C-22

Solution:
Step-1: Power calculations and selection of motor
For required power calculations, selection of the type of impeller is very important to achieve required agitation power. Selection of impeller is done
based on application and type of flow. Flat paddle, turbine, anchor type, pitched blade impellers are used most commonly. For given type of agitation flat
paddle impeller is used as given below:   After selection of impeller dimensionless number Reynold’s number is calculated as given below Re = ρ*N*d5/ µ
From generic agitator curve, as shown in Fig.1, impeller power number is calculated based on calculated Reynold’s number. Fig. 1 – Power number
against Reynolds number of some turbine impellers [Ref. Bates, Fondy, and Corpstein, Ind. Eng. Chem. Process. Des. Dev. 2(4) 311 (1963)] Based on
impellers selected the layout of the shaft is done as shown in Fig.2. Fig.2 Agitator assembly layout

Step 2: Design of shaft Design of solid shaft subjected to shear stress For selected motor power rated torque and maximum torque is calculated as
given below: Rated torque:              Tr = P*4500 / 2*π*N Maximum torque:       Tm= (1.5 to 2.5) Tr Therefore, solid shaft diameter is calculated by Tm = π*
ζ*ds3/16

Step:3 Design of solid shaft subjected to pure bending Maximum bending force is assumed to be acting at the point of jamming i.e. 0.75 of maximum
agitator radius from the axis. Maximum bending force        Fm = Tm/0.75*r Maximum bending moment   Mm= π*бb*ds3/32

Step:4 Design of solid shaft subjected to bending and twisting According to maximum shear stress theory for ductile material, equivalent twisting
moment is calculated as Te = √(Mm2+Tm2) = π* ζ*ds3/16 According to maximum normal stress theory for brittle material, equivalent bending moment is
calculated as Te = ½ ( Mm+√(Mm2+Tm2) ) = π*бb*ds3/32 Larger of all calculated diameters is considered as the minimum required diameter of the shaft.
Therefore, selecting shaft diameter of 100mm, the shaft is checked for critical speed.

Step:5 Design of solid shaft based on critical speed Maximum deflection (∆) due to bending force and corresponding critical speed (Nc) is calculated as
follows, ∆ = WL3 / 3EI Nc = 946/√∆ Agitator should be designed to operate at less than 70% of the critical speed. Since selected 100mm dia. shaft is
failing at critical speed, select next standard shaft of diameter 120mm and perform the calculations for critical speed. Thus required solid shaft diameter
is 130mm.  

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