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    Purpose of An Impeller

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    The document discusses different types of impellers used in liquid mixing processes. It describes axial and radial flow impellers, and provides examples of specific impeller types used for low to high viscosity liquids. Propellers generate axial flow and are used for low to moderate viscosity liquids. Turbines like straight blade, disk, and pitched blade impellers generate radial and tangential flow. Anchor impellers provide good agitation near the floor and walls of a tank and are used for viscous liquids prone to deposits.

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    The document discusses different types of impellers used in liquid mixing processes. It describes axial and radial flow impellers, and provides examples of specific impeller types used for low to high viscosity liquids. Propellers generate axial flow and are used for low to moderate viscosity liquids. Turbines like straight blade, disk, and pitched blade impellers generate radial and tangential flow. Anchor impellers provide good agitation near the floor and walls of a tank and are used for viscous liquids prone to deposits.

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    The document discusses different types of impellers used in liquid mixing processes. It describes axial and radial flow impellers, and provides examples of specific impeller types used for low to high viscosity liquids. Propellers generate axial flow and are used for low to moderate viscosity liquids. Turbines like straight blade, disk, and pitched blade impellers generate radial and tangential flow. Anchor impellers provide good agitation near the floor and walls of a tank and are used for viscous liquids prone to deposits.

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    Purpose of an impeller • The main purpose of the impeller is to cause the liquid to circulate through

    the vessel and eventually return to the impeller. 3.2 Types of impellers • Depending on the direction
    of the induced flow, impellers are of two types 1. Axial-flow impellers: those that generate current
    parallel with the axis 2. Radial-flow impellers: those that generate current in a radial or tangential
    direction • Different types of impellers are needed depending on the liquid viscosity ◦ For low to
    moderate viscosity liquids 1. Propellers 2. Turbines 3. High efficiency impellers c Salim Ahmed PROC
    5071: Process Equipment Design I 3.3 Propeller 8 ◦ For high viscosity liquids 1. Helical impellers 2.
    Anchor agitators Figure 2: Different types of impellers. From top left clockwise (i) three-blade turbine
    propeller (ii) simple straight-blade turbine (iii) disk turbine (iv) concave-blade CD-6 impeller (v)
    pitched-blade turbine 3.3 Propeller • axial flow • high speed - small:1150-1750 rpm, large: 400- 800
    rpm • direction of rotation - force the liquid downwards c Salim Ahmed PROC 5071: Process
    Equipment Design I 3.4 Turbines 9 • traces out a helix in the liquid • one full revolution move the
    liquid longitudinally a fixed distance • pitch = distance liquid moves with 1 revolution propeller
    diameter • Square pitch - pitch =1. • most common - three blade with square pitch • rarely exceeds
    18 in in diameter • two or more propellers may be mounted on the same shaft 3.4 Turbines •
    Straight blade ◦ pushes liquid radially and tangentially ◦ almost no vertical motion at the impeller ◦
    typical speed is 20-150 r/min • Disk turbine ◦ multiple straight blade mounted on a horizontal disk ◦
    useful for dispersing gas in a liquid c Salim Ahmed PROC 5071: Process Equipment Design I 3.4
    Turbines 10 Figure 3: Liquid flow patterns in agitated vessels ◦ blades may have different shape e.g.
    concave blade disk turbine • Pitched blade ◦ good when overall circulation is important ◦ some axial
    flow in addition to radial flow

    Anchor impellers • Anchor impeller provides good agitation near the floor and wall of the tank. • It
    creates no vertical motion. • Less effective as in mixing. • Provide good heat transfer to and from
    vessel wall. • Used for viscous liquids where deposits on walls can occur. • Used to process starch
    pastes, paints, adhesives and cosmetics. 4 Theoretical development 4.1 Nomenclature 4.2 Basic
    assumption • A turbine or propeller agitator is a pump impeller operating without a casing

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