ABSTRACT

In the industry , the mixing process is important, because many chemical processes that require this process , such as in the manufacture of oil , the mixing processes in the polymer material and so on . The purposes of the experiment were to observe the fluid mixing equipment various patterns of flow that can be obtained through the use of different impeller and is equipped with a bulkhead or without insulation , observe the effect of impeller type and seal against solids velocity dispersion in the liquid and observe the effect of impeller type and seal against mixing effectiveness are not mutually soluble liquids . The materials used in this experiment are water ( H2O ) , dye , sand , plastic pellets, and corn oil . The equipments used such as mixer , glass beaker , propeller , turbine , paddle and bulkhead . Experimental results obtained for experimental flow pattern for axial flow direction and the formation of vortex impeller types for propeller and paddle , for experimental flow pattern for radial flow direction and the formation of vortex impeller types for turbine, while for insulated tanks , propeller and paddle produces axial flow pattern , and the turbine produce radial flow pattern ; for solids dispersion to in fluid and mixing are not mutually soluble liquids obtained at the time the fastest mixing paddle and a maximum on the propeller, and for two liquids that do not dissolve each other, at low speed, there is dispersion in the paddle impeller and turbine, although slightly, while the dispersion impeller propeller it does not exist. Keywords : mixing , vortex , propeller , turbine , paddle , impeller