Reactor Geometry

4 Diameter of the reactor

50.0

4 Height of the cylindrical portion

80.0

4 Liquid level height in the reactor from bottom

70.0

2.8

Total Volume of the reactor

1 Select the type of Agitator

Pitched Blade Turbine

4 D/T Ratio
Agitator rpm

m3

0.5
N

110

rpm

=
=

1100
100

kg/m3
cp

Diameter of the agitator

0.6

Reynolds Number

Re

8132

Np

1.37

1.61

Pumping Number

Nq

0.6

Equivalent Diameter

Teq

5.00

ft

Volumetric flow rate

9.9

ft3/sec

Cross sectional area

13.6

ft2

Velocity

0.729

ft/sec

Fluid Properties
Density
Viscosity

Calculation
1) Reynolds Number
m

2)Power Requirement
Power Number
Power Required
(Assuming 80% Loading)

hp

Select the value from Pow

Reynolds number
Use 5.5 for Rushton six bla
concave 180 degree turbin

3) Mixing Intensity

4) Agitator required

Select the value from Pum

on Reynolds number
Use 0.72 for Rushton six bl
for concave 180 degree tur

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No of Agitators Required
Z/T

=
=

2
1.40

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0.25
0.3
0.4
0.5

Chemineer H
Wide Hydrof
Pitched Blade
Rushton 6 Bla
180 Degree C

ue from Power number chart based on

ber
shton six blade turbine & 3.2 for
egree turbine

ue from Pumping number chart based

umber
ushton six blade turbine & 0.7
0 degree turbine

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

Wide Hydrofoil

Pitched Blade turbine

180 degree concave

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Power Number

Power Number
Narrow
Hydrofoil
0.8
Power No
Reynolds
D/T=0.25
0.7
No
100
0.73
200
0.53
0.6
300
0.47
500
0.41
0.5
800
0.38
1200
0.36
3000
0.33
0.4
10000
0.33

Power Number Curve for Chemineer HE3

D/T=0.3

D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

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

0.3

0.2

0.1

0
100

1100

2100

3100

4100

5100

6100

7100

8100

9100

Reynolds Number
D/T = 0.25

D/T = 0.3

D/T = 0.4

D/T = 0.5

er HE3

10100
D/T = 0.5

11100

Power Number

Wide Hydrofoil
Power No
Reynolds
D/T=0.25
No2.5
100
2.28
200
1.78
2
300
1.56
500
1.3
800
1.14
1.5
1200
1.09
3000
1.06
100001
1.06

Power Number Curve for Wide Hydrofoil

D/T=0.3

D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

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

2100

3100

0.5

0
100

1100

4100

5100

6100

7100

8100

Reynolds Number
D/T=0.25

D/T=0.3

D/T=0.4

D/T=0.5

Hydrofoil

8100

D/T=0.5

9100

10100

11100

Power Number curve for Pitched blade turbine

Pitched Blade
2.5

Power No

Power Number

Reynolds
D/T=0.25
2
No
100
2.14
200
1.75
1.5
300
1.6
500
1.46
800
1.38
1
1200
1.37
3000
1.37
10000
1.37
0.5

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
1.72
1.6
1.46
1.38
1.37
1.37
1.37

0
100

1100

2100

3100

4100

5100

6100

Reynolds Number

7100

8100

d blade turbine

D/T=0.25
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
D/T=0.5

8100

9100

10100

11100

Rushton 6 Blade
Reynolds
No
D/T=0.25
100
5.5
200
5.5
300
5.5
500
5.5
800
5.5
1200
5.5
3000
5.5
10000
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
D/T=0.25
100
3.6
200
3.2
300
3.2
500
3.2
800
3.2
1200
3.2
3000
3.2
10000
3.2

Chemineer HE3

Pumping Number curve for HE3 Impeller

Pumping Number

Reynolds
0.6
No
D/T=0.25
100
0.33
200
0.34
0.5
300
0.36
500
0.38
0.4
800
0.43
1200
0.45
0.3
3000
0.51
10000
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

8100

HE3 Impeller

D/T=0.25
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
D/T=0.5

8100

9100

10100

11100

Pumping Number

Wide Hydrofoil
Reynolds
0.9 No
D/T=0.25
100
0.44
0.8 200
0.54
300
0.58
0.7 500
0.64
800
0.67
0.6 1200
0.71
3000
0.77
0.5 10000
0.8

Pumping Number curve for Wide Hydrofoil

Power No
D/T=0.3 D/T=0.4
0.41
0.36
0.48
0.43
0.51
0.45
0.57
0.51
0.6
0.54
0.62
0.57
0.69
0.62
0.73
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
Reynolds
0.3
No
0.2 100
200
0.1 300
500
0 800
1200
100
3000
10000

Power No
D/T=0.25 D/T=0.3 D/T=0.4 D/T=0.5
0.45
0.42
0.37
0.36
0.55
0.5
0.45
0.41
0.6
0.54
0.48
0.44
0.66
0.61
0.54
0.47
0.7
0.65
0.57
0.5
0.74 21000.67 3100 0.6 4100 0.525100
1100
6100
0.82
0.75
0.66
0.57Reynolds Number
0.88
0.8
0.68
0.6

7100

8100

de Hydrofoil

D/T=0.25
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
D/T=0.5

9100

10100

11100

Pumping Number curve for PBT

Pitched Blade

Pumping Number

1
Reynolds
No
D/T=0.25
0.9
100
0.45
0.8
200
0.55
3000.7
0.6
500
0.66
0.6
800
0.7
1200
0.74
0.5
3000
0.82
0.4
10000
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

8100

ve for PBT

D/T=0.25
D/T=0.3
D/T=0.4
D/T=0.5

8100

9100

10100

11100

Rushton 6 blade
Reynolds
No
D/T=0.25
100
0.7
200
0.72
300
0.72
500
0.72
800
0.72
1200
0.72
3000
0.72
10000
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
Power No
No
D/T=0.25
100
0.68
200
0.7
300
0.7
500
0.7
800
0.7
1200
0.7
3000
0.7
10000
0.7

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