Design of Agitator

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power required. Enter suitable shaft diameter and check for critical speed.

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Design of Agitator
8 Batch Volume V = 5 m3

6 Vessel Diameter T = 2 m
6 Agitator diameter D = 0.8 m
Agitation rpm N = 62 rpm
Overhang of agitator between shaft bearing & agitator
l = 1.8 m

No of Agitator n = 1

Properties of reactor contents

Density ℓ = 1500 kg/m3
Viscosity µ = 78 cp

Agitator Data
8 Agitator Type Straight blade(P-2)

Calculation

Power Requirement

Power Number Np = 1.7

Power Required P = 1.253 hp
Gland Loss (10%) = 0.125 hp
Transmission loss (20%) = 0.276
Total requirement P = 1.65 hp
Rounding to P = 2.00 hp

Agitator shaft diameter

Select shaft MOC = SS304
Permissible shear stress, fs = 40 N/mm2
Elastic limit , f = 260 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity, E = 210000 N/mm2

Output Torque, Tc = 229915.76 N-mm

Max. torque, Tm = 344873.64 N-mm
Polar modulus of section of c/s , Zp = 8621.841 mm3
(d)3 = 43932.948 mm3
d = 35.29 mm

Force acting on radius from the axis of agitator shaft, Fm

= 1150 N
Bending moment, M = 2069242 N-mm
Equivalent bending moment, Me = 2083513 N-mm
Elastic limit, f = 483 N/mm2

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

Enter agitator dia in 'mm'
d = 50 mm
Elastic limit, f = 170 N/mm2

Elastic limit is within permissible limit

Deflection of Shaft (D):

I = 306640.63 mm4
D = 35 mm

Critical Speed (Nc):

Nc = 161 rpm

Actual speed as % of critical speed = 38.6 %

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.
= 5.00 m3 176.57 ft3
= 2.00 m 78.7401574803149 in
= 0.8 m 31.496062992126 in
= 1.03 rps 62

1800

= 0.078 kg/m s

Elastic Limit (f)

N/mm2
Carbon Steel 240
SS304 260
SS304L 260
SS316 260
SS316 L 260

Match 2

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a in 'mm'
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2000 mm 2
800 mm 3
400 4

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Shear Stress (fs) Young's Modulus (E)

N/mm2 N/mm2
37.2 210000
40 210000
35.2 210000
41.4 210000
35.9 210000
Pitched blade (P-4) 1.37
Pitched blade (P-6) 1.7
Straight blade (S-4) 2.96
Straight blade (S-6) 3.86

Disc type (D-6) 5.5

Anchor 5
Curved blade (P-6) 4.8
Straight blade(P-2) 1.7
Propeller (3 blade) 0.32
Narrow Hydrofoil 0.3
Wide Hydrofoil 1.03