Agitator Power Cal.

Existing :- Pitch blade Turbine Agitator

Motor RPM 1440 RPM
Gear Box Ratio 10
Motor Pully 4
Gear Box Pully 5
g 981 cm/sec2
Density 1.1 g/cc
Viscosity 0.002 Kg/m s
0.02 poise
Vessel Inside Diameter 1.4 m
1400 mm
Agitator
Type 4 PBT 02 Nos.
Flow No, Nq 0.76
Impeller Dia. D 0.65 m
65 cm
Impeller Redius. R 0.325 m
Power No, Np 1.25
factor of Safety 1.5
G.B Efficiency 80 %
0.8
Shear Stress, SS-316, Fs 12.45 Kg/mm2

Yeild Stress, SS-316 20.76 Kg/mm2

Agotator RPM 115

RPS 1.920
Tip Speed 235.1232 m/min
3.92 m/sec

Reynold No, Re 446160

Reynodl's No is > 10000 so Turbulent Flow

Pumping Capacity 24.043968 m3/min

0.4007328 m3/sec

Area of Tank 1.5386 m2

Bulk Fluid Velocity 15.6271727545 m/min

51.5696700897 Ft/min

Degree of Agitation 8.6

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Anuular Area 1.2069375 m2

Rising Velocity particles 19.9214690073 m/sec

Agitator Shaft Power 1.5244280663 hp

For Both Impeller 3.04885613261 hp

Drive motor rating 3.96351297239 hp

2.9567806774 Kw
Std. Motor Rating 5 HP

Torque produced 1990.44585987 Nm

Agitator Torque 18.9643220828 Kg m

Polar Moduls of Shaft 2283.0708155 m3

Shaft Diameter required 11633.4818624 mm3

23 mm
Actual Shaft Diameter 72 mm
0.072 m

Continous torque, Tc 18.949 Kg m

Design torque, Tm 28.424231653 Kg m

Max. Force at jamming, Fm 116.612232422 Kgs

Now, Check Shaft is not working above is design stress

Pure Torque Load, Fq 388044.541932 Kg/m2

0.39 Kg/mm2

Fq is less than Fs so it's safe to use 70 mm Dia. Shaft

Pumping Rate Calculation

Flow No. for PBT 45°, Fq 0.735

Pumping Rate 13940 m3/hr

232 m3/min

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Existing :- Hydrofoil Agitator
Motor RPM 1400 RPM
Gear Box Ratio 11.18
Gravitational accleration, g 981 cm/sec2
Density 1.1 g/cc
Viscosity 0.002 Kg/m s
0.1 poise
Vessel Inside Diameter 1.5 m
1500 mm
Agitator
Type Hydrofoil 02 Nos.
Flow No, Nq 0.6
Impeller Dia. D 0.8 m
80 cm
Impeller Redius. R 0.4 m
Power No, Np 0.3
factor of Safety 1.5
G.B Efficiency 80 %
0.8
Shear Stress, SS-316, Fs 12.45 Kg/mm2

Yeild Stress, SS-316 20.76 Kg/mm2

Agotator RPM 125

RPS 2.0870602266
Tip Speed 314.561717352 m/min
5.24 m/sec

Reynold No, Re 146929.039952

Reynodl's No is > 10000, Turbulent Flow

Pumping Capacity 38.4686940966 m3/min

0.64114490161 m3/sec

Area of Tank 1.76625 m2

Bulk Fluid Velocity 21.7798692691 m/min

71.8735685881 Ft/min

Degree of Agitation 12.0

Anuular Area 1.26385 m2

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Rising Velocity particles 30.4377055003 m/sec

Agitator Shaft Power 1.32709675904 hp

For Both Impeller 2.65419351808 hp

Drive motor rating 3.4504515735 hp

2.57403687383 Kw
Std. Motor Rating 5 HP

Torque produced 1990.44585987 Nm

Agitator Torque 15.1879522173 Kg m

Polar Moduls of Shaft 1828.4423932 m3

Shaft Diameter required 9316.9039144 mm3

21 mm
Shaft Diameter offer 70 mm
0.07 m

Continous torque, Tc 15.176 Kg m

Design torque, Tm 22.7641077954 Kg m

Max. Force at jamming, Fm 75.8803593178 Kgs

Now, Check Shaft is not working above is design stress

Pure Torque Load, Fq 338179.165406 Kg/m2

0.34 Kg/mm2

Fq is less than Fs so it's safe to use 65 mm Dia. Shaft

Pumping Rate Calculation

Flow No. for PBT 45°, Fq 0.5

Pumping Rate 12679 m3/hr

211 m3/min

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