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KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU, Vol.30, No.5, 738-743, 2004
Power consumption in turbulent agitated vessels with cylindrical baffles
The power consumption in a turbulent agitated vessel with cylindrical baffles was measured for both paddle and pitched blade paddle impellers. The effect of the clearance between cylindrical baffle and vessel wall on the power consumption was examined, and it was confirmed that the power number approaches a constant value when the clearance increases. Both the power number when a cylindrical baffle is attached to the vessel wall Np-w, and the power number when the cylindrical baffle is separated from the vessel wall Np-i were correlated with the impeller dimensions and the baffle conditions, and their power correlations were proposed. In addition, the effect of the number of cylindrical baffles in the radial direction on the power number was examined, and its power correlation was proposed.
Keywords:power consumption;agitated vessel;cylindrical baffle;paddle impeller;pitched blade paddle impeller