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Types of Agitators – Agitator’s Design and

Significance

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AGITATOR TYPES
Agitators come in many sizes and shapes. There are two types of agitators – mechanical and electronically controlled. In the first article, we will cover me
process agitators. The basic types of mechanical agitators are:

PADDLE AGITATORS

This is one of the most primary types of agitators with blades that reach up to the tank walls. Paddle agitators are used where an uniform laminar flow of l
desired.  

ANCHOR TYPE AGITATORS

  This simple agitator consists of a shaft and an anchor type propeller and can be mounted centrally or at an angle. It is mainly used in reactors.  

RADIAL PROPELLER AGITATORS

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Radial agitators consist of propellers that are similar to marine propellers. They consist of two to four blades that move in a screw like motion, propelling t
material to be agitated parallel to the shaft.  

PROPELLER AGITATORS

A propeller agitator is shaped with blades tapering towards the shaft to minimize centrifugal force and produce maximum axial flow. Propeller agitators a

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Yet another type of process agitator is the turbine agitator. Turbine agitators can create a turbulent movement of the fluids due to the combination of cen

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HELICAL  RIBBON AGITATORS


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screw. The curves result in a vigorous motion of the fluids to be agitated. Helical agitators are most useful for mixing viscous liquids. Choosing an agitator
upon the specific gravity and viscosity of the products to be mixed. Agitators need to be designed, engineered and manufactured to suit individual appli
Core knowledge of fluid mechanics is essential for choosing the right type of agitators.
below.  
Agitator Type Applications
* Mixing of Solids, *
Slurry Mixing, * Used
during Crystals
Paddle
forming phase during
Super saturated
Cooling
* Liquids and Gas
Turbine *Straight
reactions, * Highly
Blade *Pitched Blade
used during Reaction
*Curved Blade *Disk
and Extraction
Blade
Operations.
* Have to use in
addition  to other
Screw type agitators. * Mostly
used in Food
processing.
Helical Blade *Ribbon * Most Probably used
Type *Helical Screw in Paint industry.
* Highly used in
Anchor Pharma Industry for
Several Operations
* Highly used for
Gate
blending Operations
Propeller * Suitable for GLR’s,
These agitators have blades with a twisted mechanism, just like the threads
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Advantages
* Heavy duty, * Apt
for Slow operation, *
Can have 2 or 4
blades
* Generates high
 Radial Flow, * Highly
used for  dispersion
operations
* Uniform mixing of
High viscous masses.
* Can handle Visco-
elastic liquids
efficiently
* Increase possible
heat transfer rate in
reactors, from reactor
heat transfer
surface to Mass.
* Provides efficient
Mixing and agitation
control, * Can handle
Psuedo-plastic
liquids.
* Will increase the
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A simplified brief description has been
Disadvantages
* Power
Consumption is very
high, * Inefficient
Mixing
* Not preferred for
solvents with
high viscosity[NMT 20
cP]
* Not preferred for im-
miscible solvents.
* Low possibility for
Radial mixing
* Required high
Efficiency Gearbox, *
Required high Power.
* Not preferred when
both liquids and
gases combine
involves
* Need to be
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with Glass lining. different patterns for settlings in reactors. *
drying and pressing. Need to be operated
at low speeds in
drying operations.

 CONTACT US Diameter of Agitator: Usually the diameter of agitator depends on the Diameter of the vessel, It is generally 1/3rd the diameter

tank for Marine Propeller, Axial flow turbine, Turbo Propeller, Disc Blade turbine, Flat Blade turbine, Backward Blade turbine. it is generally 4/5th of the dia
the tank for Paddle, Anchor, Gate.

TYPE OF AGITATORS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS:

Marine Propeller is generally an item produced by casting process in a foundry and it has 3 or 4 blades. Cast agitators have two basic advantages, unifor
material and hard surface. These have tapering blades, and angle of blade varies from root to tip. This produces maximum axial flow. The diameter of Ma
Propeller impeller is 15% to 30% of diameter of tank. These have tip speeds between 300 to 500 meters per minute. Axial Flow Turbine, Turbo Propeller a
Blade Turbine have blades ranging from 3 to 6. These have tip speeds between 200 to 300 meters per minute. The diameter of impeller is 25% to 60% of
diameter. For Axial Flow Turbine and Turbo Propeller, the angle of blade varies from 30 degrees (for less viscous liquids) to 60 degrees (for more viscous
Standard angle is 45 degrees. Power requirement increases with higher pitch angle. For Flat Blade Turbine, the length of blade is 25% of diameter, and d
diameter is 60% to 70% of the diameter of impeller. Paddle, Anchor, or Gate have only 2 blades. These extend close to the tank wall and have tip speeds
80 to 150 meters per minute. These push and rotate the liquid in a laminar flow. There is no axial or radial mixing. The width of blade is 1/8th or 1/10th of t
agitator diameter. Number of Agitators: There can be many number of agitators connected to a shaft, and it can be calculated as Number of agitators = (M
liquid height x specific gravity) / Diameter of tank. Gap between two Agitators = Liquid height / (Number of impellers – 0.5).  Basic Design Equations for a
Vessel and Agitator: Vessel Volume = (pi x vessel dia x vessel dia x vessel length) / 4.0 Agitator Shaft length = vessel length + (vessel dia x 0.25) For Recta
Tanks, Tank Volume = Vessel Length x Vessel Breadth x Vessel Height Agitator Shaft length = Vessel Height Based on geometry of vessel, many factors f
impeller can be decided.  

Agitator Power Pumping Impeller

Agitator
Speed Number Factor Diameter

* 0.3 for
3 * 0.33
bladed for 3
100 –
Marine impeller, bladed, 1/3rd of
300
Propeller * 0.33 * 0.34 tank dia
RPM
for 4 for 4
bladed bladed.
impeller

* 1.35 * 0.6 for

for 3 3
bladed, bladed,
* 1.4 for * 0.69
4 for 4
100 –
Axial Flow bladed, bladed, 1/3rd of
300
Turbine * 1.45 * 0.78 tank dia
RPM
for 5 for 5
bladed, bladed,
* 1.6 for * 0.87
6 for 6
bladed. bladed.

Turbo 100 – * 1.35 * 0.6 for 1/3rd of

Propeller 300 for 3 3 tank dia
RPM bladed, bladed,
* 1.4 for * 0.69
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* 1.45 * 0.78
for 5 for 5
bladed, bladed,
* 1.6 for * 0.87
6 for 6
bladed. bladed.

Disc 100 –
1/3rd of
Blade 300 5.0 0.7 – 0.8
tank dia
Turbine RPM

100 –
Flat Blade 0.7 – 1/3rd of
300 5
Turbine 0.85 tank dia
RPM

Backward 100 –
0.65 – 1/3rd of
Blade 300 5
0.85 tank dia
Turbine RPM

80% of
Paddle 50 RPM 5 0.03
tank dia

80% of
Anchor 50 RPM 5 0.07
tank dia

80% of
Gate 50 RPM 5 1
tank dia

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