AGITATORS

I. TRUE OR FALSE
1. The paddle agitator speed of rotation is generally between 300-500. (False)
2. The higher viscosity the lesser the blade angle to keep power requirement minimum. (False)
3. Pitch blade turbine commonly used type of turbine agitator because it gives both radial and
axial flow. (True)
4. Propeller agitator is the most economic among all types of agitator for simple mixing. (True)
5. The turbine agitator speed of rotation is generally between 300-500. (True)
6. If the depth of liquid is more than twice the agitator diameter is it advisable to use to agitator.
(True)
7. Baffling is note essential for efficient mixing. (False)
8. A convenient method to determine the power requirement is the used of power curves. (True)
9. Wooden agitators are useful only for relatively low speed. (True)
10. For toxic and flammable materials during evaporation of volatile material mechanical seal is
used. (False)

II. IDENTIFICATION
1. Used to reduce vibrations and deflection of the shaft. (Stabilizer Ring)
2. Attached to the agitator and may be located in horizontal, vertical or angular position.
(Shaft)
3. The speed at which the shaft vibrates violently. (Critical Speed)
4. It is essential for efficient mixing action. (Baffling)
5. One of the main parts of agitator which attached to the shaft by the use of keys or bolts.
(Hub)
6. Protection against entry of the condensate, dust, or fumes from the vessel. (Grease
Lubrication)
7. Refers to the induced motion of a material in a specified way, usually in a circulatory
pattern inside some sort of a container. (Agitation)
8. Help create turbulence in helical screw agitators. (Baffles)
9. The blades of this agitator are normally extended close to the tank wall. They are just
simply pusher and cause the mass to rotate in laminar swirling motion. (Paddle agitator)
10. They are capable of creating a vigorous mixing action due to centrifugal and rotational
motion generated by them. (Turbine agitator)
11. It is shaped with a tapering blade to minimize the effect of centrifugal force and produce
a maximum axial flow. It is considered as the most economic unit for simpler mixing jobs,
particularly in small tanks. (Propeller agitator)
12. Effective for mixing high viscosity liquids. (Helical screw agitator)
13. It is used specially for handling fibrous and dense slurries. (Cone type agitator)
14. It has blades fixed at the end of a rotary arm. It can produce high shear disintegration of
low density fibrous solids. (Radial propeller agitator)
 15. It is known as the perfect baffling in agitator for turbine type impellers. (Curved deflecting
ring)
16. It connects the agitator shaft to the drive shaft. (Couplings)
17. In case of toxic or flammable materials during evaporation of volatile material. (Shaft
seal)
18. Instead of using an electric motor a hydraulic drive system is used instead. (Special
drives)
19. Random distribution into and through one another, of two or more initially separated
phases. (Mixing)
20. For large diameter-tanks, number of baffles to be used can be increased into ____. (6
Baffles)

III. DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF MECHANICAL AGITATOR.

Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
A. Paddle Agitators D. Helical Screw F. Radial Propeller
Agitators Agitators
B. Turbine Agitators
E. Cone Type Agitators G. High Speed Disc
C. Propeller Agitators
Agitator

B 1. Capable of creating a vigorous mixing action due to centrifugal and rotational motion.
C 2. Shaped with a tapering blade to minimize the effect of centrifugal force and produce a
maximum axial flow.
C 3. It is a simple and portable agitator.
A 4. The blades of these agitators normally extend close to the tank wall.
A 5. The agitators are simply pushers and cause the mass to rotate in a laminar swirling
motion with practically no radial flow along the paddle blades.
E 6. It is used for handling fibrous and dense slurries and its speed is similar to the turbine.
F 7. It has blades fixed at the end of a rotating rim which are pitched to the direction of
rotation.
D 8. It is an effective device for mixing high viscosity liquids.
E 9. Built with shallow vertical vanes on the inside periphery.
G 10. Produces high shear and helps disintegration of low density fibrous solids.

IV. ENUMERATION
A. Three types of couplings used for connecting the agitator shaft to the drive shaft.
(Flange coupling, split muff coupling, Clamp coupling)
B. Four Components of the agitator’s drive system.
(shaft, coupling, bearings, gearing, pulleys, belts)

C. Five Factors to which Power required to operate an agitator depends on.

(Properties of Liquid, Height of the liquid, Agitator Type and Size, Tank or vessel Size, Speed of
Agitation)

D. Give 7 types of agitator

(Paddle, turbine, propeller, helical screw, cone type, radial propeller, high disc)

E. Write the equation for solving the number of agitators.

No. of agitators = (maximum liquid height) X (ave. sp. gr)
tank diameter

FILTERS
I. TRUE OR FALSE

1.
Filtration is the separation of solids from liquids by forcing the liquid
to flow through a non
porous medium and depositing the solids on the medium. (False) -
porous medium
2. Gravity filtration is the simplest method of filtration. (True)
3. Pressure Filtration can handle volatile
liquids without much difficulty. (True)
4. Leaf filter is
consist of a tank or cylindrical vessel, divided into two chambers by
a perforated plate. (False) - Tank filter
5. Rotary drum filter is one of the most widely used types in industry,
where cake washing is required. (True)
6. The drum diamaters vary from 2 to 4 meter and
the face width from about half s meter to eight meter. (False) 1/2 to 4
meter
7. The most common filter tank is designed for
about 40% submergence of the drum. (True)
8. Recessed plate made up of alternate plates and frames
forming chambers. (False) Flush Plate and Frame
9. To overcome leakage, plates and frames are used. (True)
10. Centrifugal with perforated basket is the most widely used
centrifugal in chemical process industries. (True)

II. IDENTIFICATION

1. This type of filter is normally intended to

collect only small amounts of solids from relatively large
volume of liquid. Vacuum filtration
2. It is usually cotton duck metal or plastic materials in the
form of cloth. filter medium
3. It is in the form of a ring which placed between the
rotating tube plate and the stationary valve head. Wear plate
4. It is essential to build a framework surrounding the drum.
Supporting framework
5. Its is constructed from a number of segmental elements which can
be detached. Filter disc
6. It is consist of a skeleton frame-work made up of two end supports
connected by horizontal bars. Filter Press
7. It has only plates, the chamber are being formed in
the recesses in the adjacent plates. Recessed plate
8. A close channel in the plates and through the
fixed head is connected by ports to each plate. Closed discharge
9. A modification of the standard plate and frame filter. Mechanized
Filter Press
10. These machines are used for separating solids from liquid either
by filtration or sedimentation. Centrifugals
III. ENUMERATION

1. Four driving force required for separation.

2. Ten parts of rotary drum filter.
3. Nine main components of a filter.
4. Two types of continuous centrifugals.