Design of Agitator

8 Batch Volume
6 Vessel Diameter
6 Agitator diameter
Agitation rpm
Overhang of agitator between shaft
bearing & agitator
No of Agitator
Properties of reactor contents
Density
Viscosity

V
T
D
N

=
=
=
=

14
2
0.6
75

=
=

1400
300

Np
P

=
=
=
=
=
=

1.37
0.792
0.079
0.174
1.05

=
=
=
=

Carbon Steel

rpm
m

kg/m3
cp

Agitator Data
1 Agitator Type

Calculation
Power Requirement
Power Number
Power Required
Gland Loss (10%)
Transmission loss (20%)
Total requirement
Rounding to

P
P

1.00

hp
hp
hp
hp

Agitator shaft diameter

Select shaft MOC

Permissible shear stress, fs

Elastic limit , f
Modulus of Elasticity, E
Output Torque, Tc
Max. torque, Tm
Polar modulus of section of c/s , Zp
(d)3
d
Force acting on radius from the axis of
agitator shaft, Fm
Bending moment, M
Equivalent bending moment, Me
Elastic limit, f

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

37.2
240
210000

N/mm2
N/mm2
N/mm2

95031.847 N-mm

142547.8 N-mm
3831.929 mm3
19525.75 mm3
26.93
mm
634
2534183
2536186
1324

N
N-mm
N-mm
N/mm2

Elastic limit is greater than permissible limit,Change agitator diameter, d

d
Elastic limit, f

=
=

65
94

mm
N/mm2

Elastic limit is within permissible limit

Deflection of Shaft (D):

=
=

875796.3 mm4
73
mm

Critical Speed (Nc):

Nc

110

rpm

Actual speed as % of critical speed

67.9

Design is Satisfactory
Checked with critical speed.
Note: Actual speed of agitator should be 40 to 65 % of the critical speed and should not be

70 to 130 % of the critical speed.

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