Pitched Blade Turbine Efficiency at Particle Suspension

Authors

  • D. Ceres
  • T. Jirout
  • F. Rieger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/1281

Keywords:

Pitched blade turbine, particle suspension, agitator efficiency

Abstract

Mixing suspensions is a very important hydraulic operation. The pitched six-blade turbine is a widely-used axial-flow impeller. This paper deals with effect relative impeller size and particle content on theefficiency of a pitched six-blade turbine at particle suspension. Two pitched six-blade turbines were used in model measurements of just suspension impeller speed. The ratios of the vessel to agitator diameter D/d were 3 and 4.5. The measurements were carried out in a dish-bottomed vessel 300 mm in diameter. The just suspension impeller speeds were measured using an electrochemical method, and were checked visually. A 2.5 % NaCl water solution was used as the liquid phase, and glass particles with four equivalent diameters between 0.18 and 0.89 mmand volumetric concentration from 2.5 % to 40% were usedasthesolid phase. The criterion values πs=Po√Fr'3(d/D)7 were calculated from the particle suspension and power consumption measurements. The dependencies of πs on particle content cv show that larger agitators are more efficient for higher particle content.

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Published

2010-01-06

How to Cite

Ceres, D., Jirout, T., & Rieger, F. (2010). Pitched Blade Turbine Efficiency at Particle Suspension. Acta Polytechnica, 50(6). https://doi.org/10.14311/1281

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