JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN
Online ISSN : 1881-1299
Print ISSN : 0021-9592
Special Issue for the 3rd ASIAN CONFERENCE ON MIXING (ACOM)
Comparison of Power Number for Paddle-Type Impellers by Three Methods
Ming-hui XieGuo-zhong ZhouJian-ye XiaChen ZouPei-qing YuSi-liang Zhang
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2011 Volume 44 Issue 11 Pages 840-844

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Power numbers in a baffled stirring tank with paddle-type impellers were measured over a range of Reynolds numbers, from laminar- to turbulent-flow regions. The impellers studied included a two-blade flat-paddle impeller, a 45° two-blade pitched-paddle impeller, a 45° four-blade pitched-blade turbine, and a two-stage pitched-blade turbine. The impeller-diameter-to-tank-diameter ratio was 0.5 to 0.6. The measured power numbers were compared with those derived from two other methods: prediction by using correlations and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Power number correlations showed that the values estimated from the empirical correlations proposed by Nagata agreed closely with those measured in the laminar-flow region but deviated significantly in the transitional- and turbulent-flow regions. The power numbers derived from the correlation proposed by Kamei and Hiraoka agreed well with the experimental results in the laminar- and turbulent-flow regions. The power number in a stirring tank was also simulated by the CFD method. The numerical results showed satisfactory agreement with the experimental data over a wide range of Reynolds numbers.

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