Reactor Geometry

Diameter of the reactor

2.9

Height of the cylindrical portion

2.9

Liquid level height in the reactor from bottom

2.0

Total Volume of the reactor

22.5

Select the type of Agitator

D/T Ratio
Agitator rpm

Rushton 6 Blade Turbine

0.3
N

150

=
=

1.963
7.69

Diameter of the agitator

0.9

Reynolds Number

Re

496

Np

1.37

0.04

Pumping Number

Nq

0.6

Equivalent Diameter

Teq

10.04

Volumetric flow rate

36.3

Cross sectional area

73.0

Velocity

0.497

Fluid Properties
Density
Viscosity

Calculation
1) Reynolds Number

2)Power Requirement
Power Number
Power Required
(Assuming 80% Loading)
3) Mixing Intensity

4) Agitator required
No of Agitators Required
Z/T

=
=

1
0.68

m
m
m

m3

Blade Turbine

rpm

kg/m3
cp

Select the value from Power number chart based

on Reynolds number
hp

Use 5.5 for Rushton six blade turbine & 3.2 for
concave 180 degree turbine

Select the value from Pumping number chart

based on Reynolds number
ft

Use 0.72 for Rushton six blade turbine &

0.7 for concave 180 degree turbine

ft3/sec
ft2
ft/sec

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0.25
0.3
0.4
0.5

Chemineer HD3
Wide Hydrofoil
Pitched Blade Turbine
Rushton 6 Blade Turbine
180 Degree Concave

Wide Hydrofoil

Pitched Blade turbine

180 degree concave

80 degree concave

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Power Number
Narrow Hydrofoil
0.8
Power No

Power Number Curve for Cheminee

D/T=0.25

D/T=0.3

D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

100
200
0.6
300
500
800
0.5
1200
3000
0.4
10000

0.73
0.53
0.47
0.41
0.38
0.36
0.33
0.33

0.71
0.52
0.45
0.39
0.37
0.34
0.32
0.32

0.69
0.49
0.42
0.37
0.34
0.32
0.3
0.29

0.68
0.46
0.4
0.35
0.32
0.3
0.28
0.27

Power Number

Reynolds No
0.7

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
100

1100

2100

3100
D/T = 0.25

4100

5100
6100
Reynolds Number
D/T = 0.3
D/T = 0.4

7100
D/T = 0.5

8100

e for Chemineer HE3

100
mber
= 0.4

7100
D/T = 0.5

8100

9100

10100

11100

Wide Hydrofoil
Power Number

Power No

Power Number Curve for Wide H

Reynolds
No
2.5

D/T=0.25

D/T=0.3

D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

100
200
300 2
500
800
1.5
1200
3000
100001

2.28
1.78
1.56
1.3
1.14
1.09
1.06
1.06

2.24
1.75
1.53
1.29
1.12
1.08
1.05
1.05

2.15
1.69
1.48
1.24
1.09
1.05
1
1

2.11
1.65
1.45
1.23
1.08
1.03
0.98
0.98

0.5

0
100

1100

2100

3100
D/T=0.25

4100
D/T=0.3

5100
6100
Reynolds Number
D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

7100

urve for Wide Hydrofoil

5100
6100
eynolds Number
D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

7100

8100

9100

10100

11100

Power Number

Pitched Blade
2.5

Reynolds
2
No
100
200
1.5
300
500
800
1
1200
3000
10000

Power Number curve for Pitched b

Power No
D/T=0.25

D/T=0.3

D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

2.14
1.75
1.6
1.46
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.37

2.14
1.75
1.6
1.46
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.37

2.14
1.75
1.6
1.46
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.37

2.14
1.72
1.6
1.46
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.37

0.5

0
100

1100

2100

3100

4100

5100
6100
Reynolds Number

7100

81

rve for Pitched blade turbine

00
6100
nolds Number

D/T=0.
25
D/T=0.
3

7100

8100

9100

10100

11100

Rushton 6 Blade
Reynolds
No
100
200
300
500
800
1200
3000
10000

D/T=0.25
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5

Power No
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5

D/T=0.5
5.5
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5

Power No
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
3.6
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

D/T=0.5
3.6
3.15
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

180 Degree Concave

Reynolds
No
100
200
300
500
800
1200
3000
10000

D/T=0.25
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2
3.2

Pumping Number

Chemineer HE3
Reynolds
0.6
No
100
200
0.5
300
500
0.4
800
1200
3000
0.3
10000

Pumping Number curve for HE3

D/T=0.25
0.33
0.34
0.36
0.38
0.43
0.45
0.51
0.57

Power No
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
0.31
0.3
0.33
0.32
0.35
0.34
0.36
0.36
0.42
0.41
0.44
0.43
0.47
0.45
0.55
0.53

D/T=0.5
0.3
0.32
0.34
0.35
0.39
0.41
0.44
0.51

0.2

0.1

0
100

1100

2100

3100

4100

5100
6100
Reynolds Number

7100

mber curve for HE3 Impeller

100
6100
ynolds Number

D/T=0.
25
D/T=0.
3

7100

8100

9100

10100

11100

Pumping Number

Wide Hydrofoil
Reynolds
0.9 No
100
0.8 200
300
0.7 500
800
0.6 1200
3000
10000
0.5

Pumping
Number curve for Wide H
Power No
D/T=0.25
0.44
0.54
0.58
0.64
0.67
0.71
0.77
0.8

D/T=0.3
0.41
0.48
0.51
0.57
0.6
0.62
0.69
0.73

D/T=0.4
0.36
0.43
0.45
0.51
0.54
0.57
0.62
0.63

D/T=0.5
0.35
0.4
0.43
0.46
0.48
0.5
0.55
0.56

Pitched Blade

0.4

Power No
Reynolds
No
D/T=0.25 D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
D/T=0.5
100
0.45
0.42
0.37
0.36
0.2
200
0.55
0.5
0.45
0.41
300
0.6
0.54
0.48
0.44
0.1 500
0.66
0.61
0.54
0.47
800
0.7
0.65
0.57
0.5
0 1200
0.74
0.67
0.6
0.52
100
1100
21000.75 3100 0.66 4100 0.57 5100
6100
3000
0.82
Reynolds Number
10000
0.88
0.8
0.68
0.6
0.3

7100

8100

r curve for Wide Hydrofoil

6100
ds Number

D/T=0.
25
D/T=0.
3

7100

8100

9100

10100

11100

Pumping Number

Pitched Blade
1
Reynolds
No
0.9
100
2000.8
300
5000.7
8000.6
1200
0.5
3000
10000
0.4

Pumping Number curve f

D/T=0.25
0.45
0.55
0.6
0.66
0.7
0.74
0.82
0.88

Power No
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
0.42
0.37
0.5
0.45
0.54
0.48
0.61
0.54
0.65
0.57
0.67
0.6
0.75
0.66
0.8
0.68

D/T=0.5
0.36
0.41
0.44
0.47
0.5
0.52
0.57
0.6

0.3
0.2
0.1
0
100

1100

2100

3100

4100

5100
6100
Reynolds Number

7100

g Number curve for PBT

5100
6100
Reynolds Number

D/T=0.
25
D/T=0.
3

7100

8100

9100

10100

11100

Rushton 6 blade
Reynolds
No
100
200
300
500
800
1200
3000
10000

D/T=0.25
0.7
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72

Power No
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
0.7
0.7
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72

D/T=0.5
0.7
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72
0.72

D/T=0.3
0.68
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

D/T=0.5
0.68
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

180 Degree Concave

Reynolds
No
100
200
300
500
800
1200
3000
10000

Power No
D/T=0.25
0.68
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

D/T=0.4
0.68
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7