Aims

1. The objective of the experiment 1 is to study the flow patterns due to the different type of
impellers used with and without baffles.

2. The objective of the experiment 2 is to observe and record the power consumed by a
mixer varies with speed, type of impeller and with the inclusion of baffles.
Introduction
Many operations depend to a great extent on effective mixing of fluids.
Mixing refers to any operation used to change a non-uniform system into a uniform one such as
the random distribution of two or more initially separated phases. Agitation implies forcing the
fluid by mechanical means to flow in a circulatory or other pattern inside a vessel. Mixing is a
chemical or physical processes mixing of fluids such as blending, dissolving, dispersion,
suspension, emulsification, heat transfer, and chemical reactions

Various types of vessels and tanks of differing geometrical shapes and sizes are
used for mixing fluids. The top of the vessel may be open or sealed, the vessel bottom is
normally not flat but rounded to eliminate sharp corners or regions into which the fluid currents
would not penetrate, dished ends are most common. The liquid depth is approximately equal to
the diameter of the tank. Plus, mixing is a common operation in the process industries and is
generally performed by a rotating impeller in a vessel. An impeller is mounted on an overhung
shaft, (a shaft supported from above). The shaft is motor driven, this is sometimes directly
connected to the shaft, but is more often connected through a speed-reducing gearbox.
 Fluid Mixing Equipment

Mixing by agitation of liquids normally involves the transfer of momentum from an

impeller to the liquid. In some cases, mixing is achieved by gas injection or circulation via a
pump loop. An impeller, which is mounted on a shaft driven by an electric motor, is divided into
two operation categories:

• Where momentum is transfered by shearing stresses, in which the transfer is perpendicular to

the direction of flow. This category includes the rotating disc and cone agitators.

• The momentum is transfered by normal stresses, in which the transfer is parallel to the direction
of flow. This category includes the paddle, propeller, and turbo mixer agitators.

For a certain application, the choice of mixer is depending on the degree of bulk
movement or shear mixing required by the process. The modes of flow behavior exist in mixer
depend on the liquid-liquid or solid-solid properties behavior. Fluid mixing experiment reviews
the different flow patterns have been generated by the different impellers with and without the use
of baffles. The power consumption is correlated to the impeller speed. The relation between power
against speed with the use of different impellers with and without the use of baffles has been
observed. Generally, the power consumed increases as the speed increases. It also can be seen that
the power consumed in a baffled tank is higher than tank with no baffle.