Experimental Diagram

Key Result

Conductivity / Time
0.45
0.4

Exp. 1
Exp. 2

0.35

Exp. 3
Exp. 4

0.3

Conductivity (KOhm)

Exp. 5
Exp. 6

0.25

Exp. 7
Exp. 8

0.2
0.15

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Time (s)

Experiment 5 (Radial)
D = 0.1m

water

= 1000 kg/m3

T = 1.1 Ncm

F=

2
1m
N = (100 rev/min) ( 1 rev ( 100 cm ) = 10.472 rad/s

d = 0.05m

1m
100 cm

0.011 Nm
0.05 m

water

= 8.9 x 10-4 Ns/m2

= 0.011 Nm

= 0.022 N

P = (0.22 N) (10.472 rad/s) (0.05m) = 0.1152W

Po =

0.1152 W
kg
rad 3
5
1000 3 10.472
( 0.1m )
s
m

)(

= 0.01003

(1000 kgm )( 10.472 rads )(0.1 m)

3

Re =

Fr =

8.9 104

Ns
m2

rad 2
(0.1m)
s
m
9.81 2
s

10.472

Experiment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

= 117662.92

= 1.1179

tmix (s)

P (W)

Re

Fr

Po

75
55
75
35
115
85
50
35

0.09425
0.3560
0.1047
0.4398
0.1152
0.4398
0.1257
0.6493

117662.92
235325.84
117662.92
235325.84
117662.92
235325.84
117662.92
235325.84

1.1179
4.4715
1.1179
4.4715
1.1179
4.4715
1.1179
4.4715

0.008207
0.003875
0.009119
0.004787
0.01003
0.004787
0.01095
0.007068

NB = No Baffle
B = Baffle

Po/Re
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01

Po

0.01

Axial (NB)
0.01

Axial (B)

Radial (NB)

Tangential (NB)

0.01
0.01
0
0
110000

130000

150000

170000

190000

210000

230000

250000

Re
Based on the graph above, it shows that all the points are in laminar region. It is because each of
the four lines showed a linear line with a negative gradient.

The best mixing operation is experiment 4 with geometrical design of axial blade and baffles.
Even though that experiment 8 would give the same tmix which was 35 seconds, the power that
needed to be supplied in experiment 4 was smaller which was 0.4398W instead of 0.6493W. In
addition, its power number, 0.004787 was the lowest number which explained that in this
experiment, least resistance force existed. Baffles even more made the mixing time as quick as
possible as they eliminate the vortices from occurring which would create a uniform mixing
result.