WALL BAFFLES

WALL BAFFLES
• FOUR VERTICAL BAFFLES LOCATED ALONG THE TANK WALL
ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR

— Providing top-to-bottom mixing without a swirl

— Eliminating vortex formation and cavitation

• STANDARD BAFFLE WIDTH IS 8% OF TANK DIAMETER (T),

HOWEVER, THINNER BAFFLES ARE USED FOR

— High viscosity systems

— Buoyant particle entraiment (width =2% of T)
— When a small vortex is desired

• WALL SPACING OF 1.5% T USED FOR MINIMIZING DEAD ZONES

— Important for solid/liquid systems

• WALL BAFFLES NOT NEEDED FOR SQUARE OR RECTANGULAR

SHAPED TANKS
BAFFLE TYPES
Flow around baffle flush with the wall Flow around baffle offset from the wall

Flow around baffle placed

on an angle to the flow