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CHET403DEMONSTRATION OF THE MIXING POWER VARIATION WITH IMPELLER TYPE, IMPELLER SPEED, AND BAFFLE INCLUSION

LAB EXER. 17/1

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DEMONSTRATION OF THE MIXING POWER VARIATION WITH IMPELLER TYPE, IMPELLER SPEED, AND BAFFLE INCLUSION
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE Upon completion of this experiment, the students will be able to : 1. Show how the power of mixing of a fluid changes with the mixer (impeller) speed, type of impeller, and with the inclusion of baffles. EQUIPMENT 2. Fluid mixing apparatus. 3. Water and light to medium oil. 4. Flat paddle and turbine impellers, and screw propeller. 5. Set of baffles. On/off switch Motor Flat blade paddleH Turbine Balance

Speed controller

Propeller

MJ
JBalance adjustment Turbine Baffle Paddles Draincock

Figure 1.

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DISCUSSION Consider a tank where a Newtonian fluid of density p , and viscosity p. is agitated by an impeller (agitator) of diameter Da and rotating at rotational speed a>. Let the tank diameter be D , the impeller width W and the liquid depth H. The power requirement of the impeller P represents the rate of energy dissipation within the liquid and depends on the following variables:
P = (p,p,<a,g,Da,D,W,H) (1)

It is not possible to obtain the functional relationship in equation (1) because of the complex geometry of the vessel, impeller and other inserts such as heating coils. Using dimensional analysis, the number of variables describing the problem can be minimized and equation (1) reduces to:
/pcoD1 pa'D
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G)2Da ' g

f p

ju

D W H \ >-7T>TT>etc g Da Da /

(2)

where ; r is the Power number, Po;

pco D

pojD

" is the Reynolds number, Re;

a>2D S

is the Froud number, Fr.

Power consumption is related to fluid density, fluid viscosity, rotational speed and impeller diameter. According to the apparatus used in this experiment power can be calculated by
r = F*r

(3)

where T is torque (in N m), r is distance of the torque arm ( r - 0.11 m), and F (in N) is the force given by F - (balance reading 9.81) And power is found as
P T * CO

(4)

(5)

Here P is the power (in W) and co is the angular speed (in rad/s). PROCEDURE 6. Fill the mixing tank with water up to 0.3 m. 7. Attach the flat paddle impeller with the base of bush level with the end of the shaft.

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8. Release the torque adjustment clamp, and allow the dynamometer to move freely. 9. Set the dynamometer to a neutral position by using the setting bar and adjustment for the tension spring. 10. Increase the speed control knob in gradual increments and record the speed on the speed indicator and the force on the balance at each speed of the mixer. 11. Repeat the procedure with the turbine impeller and other flat bladed paddles and again with the four baffles in position with each impeller. OBSERVATIONS AND RESULTS 1. Tabulate the readings of angular speed u> and balance reading for the flat paddle and turbine impellers, and screw propeller in Tables 1, 2, and 3, respectively. 2. Calculate the power P consumption at different angular speeds co (rad/s) for the flat paddle and turbine impellers, and screw propeller in Tables 4, 5, and 6, respectively. 3. Plot the power consumption P (W) against the angular speed oo (rad/s) for the flat paddle and turbine impellers, and screw propeller and discuss the shape of the plotted curves. 4. Plot P (W) against w (rad/s) for the flat paddle impeller with and without baffle inclusion, and discuss the shape of the plotted curves Table 1. Angular speed and balance readings (flat paddle impeller). Run # 1 2 3 4 5 Angular speed, co (rpm) 200 300 400 500 550 Angular speed, co (rad/s) Balance reading, (kg)

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Table 2. Angular speed and balance readings (turbine impeller). Run # 1 2 3 4 5 Angular speed, co (rpm) 200 300 400 500 550 Angular speed, co (rad/s) Balance reading, (kg)

Table 3. Angular speed and balance readings (screw propeller). Run

#

Angular speed, co (rpm) 200 300 400 500 550

Angular speed, co (rad/s)

Balance reading, (kg)

1 2 3 4 5

Table 4: Power consumption at different angular speeds (flat paddle impeller). Run # 1 2 3 4 5 Angular speed, co (rad/s) Torque, r (Nm) Power consumption, P (W)

Force, F (N)

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Table 5: Power consumption at different angular speeds (turbine impeller). Run

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Angular speed, co (rad/s)

Force, F (N)

Torque, r (Nm)

Power consumption, P (W)

1 2 3 4 5 Table 6: Power consumption at different angular speeds (screw propeller). Run # 1 2 3 4 5 FINAL CHECK LIST 123Clean your workbench. Return all equipment to its proper location. Submit this exercise book (lab report) with all the data, calculations, and results before the next lab session. Angular speed, co (rad/s) Force, F (N) Torque, r (Nm) Power consumption, P (W)

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