Design of Agitator

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Design of Agitator
8 Batch Volume V = 4
6 Vessel Diameter T = 1.5
6 Agitator diameter D = 0.6
Agitation rpm N = 100 rpm
Overhang of agitator between shaft
bearing & agitator
l = 3 m
No of Agitator n = 2
Properties of reactor contents
Density = 1200 kg/m3
Viscosity = 100 cp
Agitator Data
7 Agitator Type
Calculation
Power Requirement
Power Number Np = 4.8
Power Required P = 5.637 hp
Gland Loss (10%) = 0.564 hp
Transmission loss (20%) = 1.240
Total requirement P = 7.44 hp
Rounding to P = 7.00 hp
Agitator shaft diameter
Select shaft MOC = SS304
Permissible shear stress, fs = 40 N/mm2
Elastic limit , f = 260 N/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity, E = 210000 N/mm2
Output Torque, Tc = 498917.2 N-mm
Max. torque, Tm = 748375.8 N-mm
Polar modulus of section of c/s , Zp = 18709.39 mm
3
(d)
3
= 95334.5 mm
3
d = 45.68 mm
Force acting on radius from the axis of
agitator shaft, Fm = 3326 N
Bending moment, M = 9978344 N-mm
Equivalent bending moment, Me = 9992356 N-mm
Elastic limit, f = 1068 N/mm
2

Elastic limit is greater than permissible limit,Change agitator diameter, d
d = 95 mm
Elastic limit, f = 119 N/mm
2
Elastic limit is within permissible limit
Deflection of Shaft (D):
I = 3996171 mm4
D = 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.