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Design of Agitator

This document summarizes the design of an agitator for a batch reactor with a volume of 14 m3 and diameter of 2 m. It calculates the power requirement of 1.05 hp for two 0.6 m diameter agitators running at 75 rpm. It then determines the carbon steel shaft diameter needs to be 65 mm to have an elastic limit within the permissible limit of 37.2 N/mm2. The critical speed of 110 rpm and actual speed of 67.9% of critical ensure a satisfactory design.

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Design of Agitator

This document summarizes the design of an agitator for a batch reactor with a volume of 14 m3 and diameter of 2 m. It calculates the power requirement of 1.05 hp for two 0.6 m diameter agitators running at 75 rpm. It then determines the carbon steel shaft diameter needs to be 65 mm to have an elastic limit within the permissible limit of 37.2 N/mm2. The critical speed of 110 rpm and actual speed of 67.9% of critical ensure a satisfactory design.

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Design of Agitator

8 Batch Volume V = 14
6 Vessel Diameter T = 2
6 Agitator diameter D = 0.6
Agitation rpm N = 75 rpm
Overhang of agitator between shaft
bearing & agitator
l = 4 m
No of Agitator n = 2
Properties of reactor contents
Density = 1400 kg/m3
Viscosity = 300 cp
Agitator Data
1 Agitator Type
Calculation
Power Requirement
Power Number Np = 1.37
Power Required P = 0.792 hp
Gland Loss (10%) = 0.079 hp
Transmission loss (20%) = 0.174
Total requirement P = 1.05 hp
Rounding to P = 1.00 hp
Agitator shaft diameter
Select shaft MOC = Carbon Steel
Permissible shear stress, fs = 37.2 N/mm2
Elastic limit , f = 240 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity, E = 210000 N/mm2
Output Torque, Tc = 95031.847 N-mm
Max. torque, Tm = 142547.8 N-mm
Polar modulus of section of c/s , Zp = 3831.929 mm
3
(d)
3
= 19525.75 mm
3
d = 26.93 mm
Force acting on radius from the axis of
agitator shaft, Fm = 634 N
Bending moment, M = 2534183 N-mm
Equivalent bending moment, Me = 2536186 N-mm
Elastic limit, f = 1324 N/mm
2

Elastic limit is greater than permissible limit,Change agitator diameter, d
d = 65 mm
Elastic limit, f = 94 N/mm
2
Elastic limit is within permissible limit
Deflection of Shaft (D):
I = 875796.3 mm4
D = 73 mm
Critical Speed (Nc):
Nc = 110 rpm
Actual speed as % of critical speed = 67.9 %
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.
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