Design of Agitator Enter the data in yellow shaded box and select the type of agitator to get power

required. Enter suitable shaft diameter and check for critical speed. For any comments, feed back & suggestions mail us at contact@chemjunction.com

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Design of Agitator 8 Batch Volume 6 Vessel Diameter 6 Agitator diameter Agitation rpm Overhang of agitator between shaft bearing & agitator No of Agitator Properties of reactor contents Density Viscosity Agitator Data 7 Agitator Type

V T D N l n

= = = = = =

4 1.5 0.6 100 3 2

rpm m

= =

1200 100

kg/m3 cp

Calculation Power Requirement Power Number Power Required Gland Loss (10%) Transmission loss (20%) Total requirement Rounding to Agitator shaft diameter
Select shaft MOC

Np P

P P

= = = = = =

4.8 5.637 0.564 1.240 7.44

7.00

hp hp hp hp

Permissible shear stress, fs Elastic limit , f Modulus of Elasticity, E Output Torque, Tc Max. torque, Tm Polar modulus of section of c/s , Zp (d)3 d Force acting on radius from the axis of agitator shaft, Fm Bending moment, M Equivalent bending moment, Me Elastic limit, f

= = = =

SS304

40 260 210000

N/mm2 N/mm2 N/mm2

= = = = = = = = =

498917.2 N-mm

748375.8 N-mm 18709.39 mm3 95334.5 mm3 45.68 mm 3326 9978344 9992356 1068 N N-mm N-mm N/mm2

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

d Elastic limit, f
Elastic limit is within permissible limit

= =

95 119

mm N/mm2

Deflection of Shaft (D):

I

= =

3996171 mm4 36 mm

Critical Speed (Nc): Nc =

158

rpm

Actual speed as % of critical speed

63.1

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.