CHE 503

Chapter 5
Agitation Liquids III
Flow patterns in agitated vessels
Standard turbine design

Lesson Plan
Discussed Topics

Course Outcome

Course Learning
Outcomes
(Students should be able to :)

Chapter 5
Agitation liquids
Purposes of
agitation
Agitated
equipment
Impellers
Flow patterns in
agitated vessels
Standard turbine
design

(CO1, CO2 CO3)

o Able to identify the

concept of fluid
flow in industries
o Able to practice
various concept of
fluid flow to solve
industrial
problems.
o Able to propose a
system to solve
industrial problem
using fluid flow
concept

Able to identify the

purpose of agitation.
Able to determine the
working mechanism
of the mixing tank.
Able to apply the
concept to determine
the flow pattern of
the fluid in the
mixing tank.
Able to analyze the
difference of various
mixing impeller.

Flow Pattern
The way of liquid moves in an agitated vessel depends on;
a) the type of impeller;
b) the characteristics of the liquid, especially its viscosity;
c) the size and proportions of the tank, baffles and impeller.
The liquid velocity at any point in the tank has three
components:
) The first velocity component - radial and acts in a
direction perpendicular to the shaft of the impeller.
) The second component- longitudinal and acts in a
direction parallel with the shaft.
) The third component- tangential, or rotational, and acts
in a direction tangent to a circular path around the shaft.

FLOW PATTERN

Flow Pattern: 3-Blade

Propeller Agitator

Axial flow fluids flow axially

down the center axis or
propeller shaft and up on the
sides of the tank

FLOW PATTERN: TURBINE

AGITATOR

Standard Design of
Turbine
S tan dard Agitation System
Da
0.3 0.5 ;
Dt

H
1;
Dt

C 1
;
Dt 3

W 1
;
Da 5

Dd 2
;
Da 3

L 1
;
Da 4

J
1

Dt 12
Clearance or gap 0.1 0.15 J