1. A flat-blade turbine agitator with disk having six blade is installed in a tank.

The tank diameter is 1.83 m, the turbine diameter is 0.61 m and the width is
0.122 mm. The tank contains four baffles, each having width of 0.15 mm.
The turbine operate at 90 rpm and the liquid in tank has a viscosity of 10 cP
and a density of 929 kg/m3. It is desired to design a small pilot unit with a
vessel volume of 2.o L so that effects of various process variables on the
system can be studied in the laboratory. The rate of the mass transfer
appear to be important in this system. So the scale-down should be on this
basis. Design the new system specifying sizes, rpm and power.

Condition: equal rate of mass transfer

Properties Production scale (1) Pilot scale (2)

V 2L
DT 1.83 m
Di 0.61 m
W 0.122 mm
J 0.15 m
N 90 rpm
Power

1 1 min kg
(0.61 m)2 (90 )( )(929 3 )
min 60 s m
D i2 Nρ
ℜ=
μ
=

10 cP(
1 ( kg−m
s −m )
2 2
(s)
)
1000 cP
= 5.2 x 104

From Po vs Re curve

for a disk having six blade with 4 baffles ( Curve 1)

Po is about 5

1kg−m
P( )
P gc s 2−N
Po= 3 5 ; 5= 3
(0.61 m)5 ¿
ρ N Di kg 1 1 min
(929 3 )(90 )( )¿
m min 60 s
P = 1324 W = 1.324 kW
For scale down

3.1416
Calculate V1 using, V1 = (DT)3 (For a standard agitator: Tank
4
diameter to water

Dt
level ratio, =1 ¿
H

V1 = 3.1416[¿ ¿ = 4.81 m3
1000 L = 1 m3
1
V
Then R = ( V 2 ¿3 = ¿ = 0.075
1

Properties Production scale (1) Pilot scale (2)

V 2L
DT 1.83 m 0.136 m
Di 0.61 m 0.046 m
W 0.122 mm 0.009 m
J 0.15 m 0.011
N 90 rpm
Power

n
1
Then N 2=N 1 ( )
R
Where n = 2/3 for equal mass transfer
2
1
N2 = 90( ¿ 3 = 506 rpm
0.075
P2 P1
P2 from, = for equal mass transfer
V2 V1
1324
P2
= 1000 L
2L 4.83 m3 ( )
1 m3
P2 = 0.55 W
Properties Production scale (1) Pilot scale (2)
V 2L
DT 1.83 m 0.136 m
Di 0.61 m 0.003 m
W 0.122 mm 0.009 mm
J 0.15 m 0.011 m
N 90 rpm 506 rpm
Power 1324 W 0.55W