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IMPROVE POWER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCIES MINIMISE DOWNTIME AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
GMM PFAUDLER MIXING SYSTEMS

Increased energy efficiencies Power Diagram BE/CE6300 Safety and environmental

12 protection
Effective system design means power input can be reduced by achieving: The system is corrosive resistant and considerably reduces the risk of
10 leakage caused by replacing gaskets. Cryo-Lock II enables gasket size

Agitator Power (KW)

for BE 6300 vessels to be reduced by 2,500 mm compared to the CE
• Optimum heat transfer 8 6300 versions, resulting in a 60% reduced leakage rate at vacuum
conditions.
• Uniform dissipation of energy 6
• Low energy demand
4
Performance effectiveness
Energy saving of up to 35 per cent have been achieved. 2 Further cost efficiencies result from Cryo-Lock’s unique one piece design
which means the single shaft stays in place so only the blade is changed.
0 GMM Pfaudler’s Glassteel® reactor technology means vessel and agitator
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
life is maximised for mixing corrosive substances.
Power applications and Agitator Speed (1/min) All these factors contribute to minimal downtimes and maintenance
advantages Impeller TBF
costs.

Drive VBO 8/100 Liquid nitrogen cooling enables the blade to be easily accessed and
removed quickly. Cryo-Lock impellers in a BE vessel can be changed in less
Homogenisation Drive VBO 18/100 Total Flexibility than two hours compared to two days or more for standard impeller in a CE
vessel design.
A high performance agitator Turbofoil (3.2kW) needs 35% less energy GMM Pfaudler mixing technology offers total flexibility. You can respond There is also no need to replace a Cryo-Lock agitator shaft when only the
immediately to changing market conditions by: impeller has suffered damage. This can be changed inside the cleaned
compared to an Impeller (5.1kW). On the basis of BE 6300, 1000
reactor without removing the shaft, drive, motor or access cover.
kg/m3, 20 mPas. • Reconfiguring your Glasteel reactor
Replacement agitators can also be stored economically.
• Modifying or completely changing the mixing operation. For more information on BE vessels, please contact us.

Gas Dispersion

Replacing a Standard Impeller with a CBT agitator can triple gas Pfaudler Inc.
Pfaudler-Balfour
Leven, Scotland
Rochester, New York
absorption rates. On the basis of 1kW/m3, 630 m3 instead of 220 m3/h.
Tycon Technoglass
Italy

Suzhou Pfaudler
Suspension Glass-Lined
Equipment
Pfaudler-Werke GmbH
Schwetzingen, Germany OPTIMUM REACTOR
Company Ltd.
SYSTEM SOLUTION
For solid particles distribution needs, the Pitched Blade Turbine (PBT) AT
Suzhou, China
GMM Pfaudler
Karamsad, India
4.2 kW can lead to energy savings of 3.7 kW over the Standard Impeller,
Pfaudler Equipamentos
representing a considerable cost saving during the year. Industriais Ltda.
Taubate, SP, Brazil

Crystallisation

Replacing the anchor (ANC) with the double stage Turbofoil can increase
output by 30%.

GMM PFAUDLER LIMITED

Corporate & Sales Office:
1001, Peninsula Towers,
Peninsula Corporate Park,
Ganpatrao Kadam Marg,
Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400 013
Tel.: +91-22 6650 3900
Fax : +91-22 6650 3939
E-mail : corporate@gmmpfaudler.co.in
Registered Office & Works:
Vithal Udyognagar, Anand-Sojitra Road,
KARAMSAD - 388 325
Tel.: (02692) 230416 / 230516
Fax : (02692) 236467
E-mail : worksko@gmmpfaudler.co.in
Regional Sales Offices:
Ahmedabad: Tel.: (079) 2754 6924, 2754 6822, Fax : (079) 2754 6894
E-mail: sales.ahmd@gmmpfaudler.co.in
Chennai: Tel.: (044) 2815 7906, Fax : (044) 2815 8249
E-mail: sales.chn@gmmpfaudler.co.in
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E-mail: sales.hyd@gmmpfaudler.co.in
New Delhi: Tel.: (011) 2361 1566, Fax : (011) 2362 3913
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 REDUCE PROCESSING TIME AND SAVE COSTS WITH IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY AND YIELD PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
GMM PFAUDLER MIXING SYSTEMS

GMM PFAUDLER LTD. the Indian Pioneer in the manufacture of glass TYPICAL FLOW PATTERNS Reduced process times
lined reactors - produces mixing systems to meet any application, 1 2 3
With some products, switching to a turbofoil blade from a standard fixed agitator can
process condition, mixing operation and viscosity range.
lead to mixing times being reduced by half while pumping capacity is almost doubled.

GMM Pfaudler can recommend the optimum mixing system for specific
1
requirements and show how it can be modified or changed. If required, a
custom impeller or agitator can also be designed and built.
Reduced Increased 2
mixing time pumping capacity
Significant cost savings can be achieved by “mixing and matching” 1,0 2,5
3
impellers to: ANC II Two Piece anchor PBT Pitched Blade Turbine FBT Flat Blade Turbine
0,8 2,0
• low shear • moderate shear (higher flow-to-shear ratio) • high shear load
0,6 1,5 4 • tangential flow • combined radial and axial flow • pure radial flow
• Optimise product quality and yield • high torque • relatively high drive speed
0,4 1,0 • for higher viscosity fluids
• Reduce mixing/process times 0,2 0,5 5 • can operate at low liquid levels
• Optimise the agitation process 0 0
RCI CBT PBT TBF Blade Type RCI CBT PBT TBF
• Maximise energy efficiencies 1100 835 890 990 P/V=Constant 1100 835 890 990 6
• Ensure performance effectiveness Unlimited impeller 4
7 options
• Respond to changing market conditions
Impeller and baffle
configurations can be adapted
Curved Blade Turbine to serve all basis process
GMM Pfaudler Mixing Systems Cyro-Lock Family of Agitators operations. In addition, other
factors, such as drive speed
• Improve product quality and yield while minimising costs.
Blending Heat Emulsion Suspension Gas and baffle arrangement, can be
Transfer Dispersion
altered to enable most impellers
Optimal agitation process MFI Multi-Flight Impeller
to be used in more than one of • where single impeller is inadequate
The Cryo-Lock option is a complete all in one mixing system based on a
single reactor with a wide variety of interchangeable agitator blades. This
1 ANC II Two-piece Anchor
ü ü ü the five basic unit operations. • for high viscosity fluids
• lightweight solids in narrow vessels
flexibility means blade configurations can be altered to best suit the
requirements of each product.

For all mixing systems, GMM Pfaudler can also produce computer
2 PBT Pitched Blade Turbine
ü ü ü ü
5 6 7
simulations to maximise the efficiencies in each of the five basic
processes: 3 FBT Flat Blade Turbine
ü ü ü ü
• Mixing/Blending 4 MFT Multi-Flight Impeller
ü ü ü ü
• Suspension

• Gas Absorption/Dispersion

• Emulsification
5 RCI Retreat Curve Impeller
ü ü ü ü ü
• Heat Transfer
6 TBF Turbofoil
ü ü ü RCI Retreat Curve Impeller
• versatile, general purpose design
TBF Turbofoil
• low shear forces
CBT Curved Blade Turbine
• high shear
Turbofoil Impeller • high radial flow • high axial flow at relatively low baffling • radial flow
• wider baffling required • low torque • wider baffling required with low viscous
7 CBT Curved Blade Turbine
ü ü ü ü • insensitive to viscosity variations
• suitable for low liquid levels, small batches
• low power-consumption fluids