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Power characteristics of unsteadily forward–reverse rotating impellers in an unbaffled aerated agitated vessel
Author(s) -
Yoshida Masanori,
Ito Akira,
Yamagiwa Kazuaki,
Ohkawa Akira,
Abe Masahiko,
Tezura Shuichi,
Shimazaki Masuo
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.394
Subject(s) - impeller , agitator , mechanics , drag , moment of inertia , torque , inertia , control theory (sociology) , newtonian fluid , moment (physics) , power (physics) , materials science , physics , thermodynamics , classical mechanics , computer science , control (management) , artificial intelligence
Power characteristics of an unbaffled aerated agitated vessel with unsteadily forward‐reverse rotating impellers, ie a new type of gas–liquid agitator named ‘AJITER’, treating viscous Newtonian liquids were studied experimentally. Measurements were first made on the agitation torque, ie the torque on the drive shaft on which forward–reverse rotating impellers with four delta‐type blades were attached, and the data obtained were analyzed by fitting them to an equation consisting of two terms with respect to the resistance of the fluid, one due to viscous drag and the other due to added moment of inertia. The effects of operating conditions and physical properties of liquids on the drag and added moment of inertia coefficients were then evaluated, and empirical relationships which estimate values of these coefficients, useful to predict the unsteady behavior and magnitude of agitation torque, were presented. Furthermore, equations were developed for estimating the average and maximum power consumptions as a function of the drag and added moment of inertia coefficients. Prediction of respective power levels in AJITER by these equations was also discussed. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry