Design of Agitator

8 Batch Volume V = 14
6 Vessel Diameter T = 2
6 Agitator diameter D = 0.6
Agitation rpm N = 75 rpm
Overhang of agitator between shaft
l = 4 m
bearing & agitator
No of Agitator n = 2

Properties of reactor contents

Density ℓ = 1400 kg/m3
Viscosity µ = 300 cp

Agitator Data
1 Agitator Type

Calculation

Power Requirement

Power Number Np = 1.37

Power Required P = 0.792 hp
Gland Loss (10%) = 0.079 hp
Transmission loss (20%) = 0.174
Total requirement P = 1.05 hp
Rounding to P = 1.00 hp

Agitator shaft diameter

Select shaft MOC = Carbon Steel
Permissible shear stress, fs = 37.2 N/mm2
Elastic limit , f = 240 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity, E = 210000 N/mm2

Output Torque, Tc = 95031.847 N-mm

Max. torque, Tm = 142547.8 N-mm
Polar modulus of section of c/s , Zp = 3831.929 mm3
(d)3 = 19525.75 mm3
d = 26.93 mm
Force acting on radius from the axis of
agitator shaft, Fm = 634 N
Bending moment, M = 2534183 N-mm
Equivalent bending moment, Me = 2536186 N-mm
Elastic limit, f = 1324 N/mm2
Elastic limit is greater than permissible limit,Change agitator diameter, d

d = 65 mm
Elastic limit, f = 94 N/mm2

Elastic limit is within permissible limit

Deflection of Shaft (D):

I = 875796.3 mm4
D = 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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