Design of Agitator

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power required. Enter suitable shaft diameter and check for critical speed.
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Design of Agitator
Batch Volume
Vessel Diameter
Agitator diameter
Agitation rpm
Overhang of agitator between shaft
bearing & agitator

V
T
D
N

=
=
=
=

4
1.5
0.6
100

No of Agitator

Properties of reactor contents

Density
Viscosity

=
=

1200
100

=
=
=
=
=
=

4.8
5.637
0.564
1.240
7.44

=
=
=
=

SS304

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

=
=

Agitator Data
Agitator Type

m3
m
m

rpm
m

kg/m3
cp

Curved blade (P-6)

Calculation
Power Requirement
Power Number
Power Required
Gland Loss (10%)
Transmission loss (20%)
Total requirement
Rounding to

Np
P

P
P

7.00

hp
hp
hp
hp

Agitator shaft diameter

Select shaft MOC

40
260
210000

N/mm2
N/mm2
N/mm2

498917.1975 N-mm

748375.8 N-mm
18709.395 mm3
95334.496 mm3
mm
45.68
3326
9978344

N
N-mm

Equivalent bending moment, Me

Elastic limit, f

=
=

9992356
1068

N-mm
N/mm2

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

Enter ag

d
Elastic limit, f

=
=

95
119

=
=

3996171
36

Nc

158

Actual speed as % of critical speed

63.1

mm
N/mm2

Elastic limit is within permissible limit

Deflection of Shaft (D):

I

mm4
mm

Critical Speed (Nc):

rpm

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.

not be

Enter agitator dia in 'mm'