Design Calculations For Agitators

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12/30/2015

DesignCalculationsforSlurryAgitators

RAJENDRAKUNWAR
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HiFriends,
TodayIampresentingthegistofmytechnicalpaperon"Motorrating
calculationsforslurrymixingagitatorsinAluminarefinery"whichhasbeen
publishedrecentlyinaluminiumissueofthemagazine"Minerals&Metals
Review"(page30and31inMMR,August2011issue).
Invarioustechnicalforums,processexpertsaswellasequipmentmanufacturers
haveopinedthatthedesignofagitatorsformixingbauxite,residueandhydrate
inAluminarefineryiscomplicatedandtrickyissue.Inthispaper,wewilldiscuss
thesubjectwithbriefdescriptionofinvolvedterminology,associateddesign
parametersandmethodologywithsamplemotorratingcalculationsforthe
slurrymixingagitatorofaPredesilicationtankofAluminarefinery.

Methodtoarriveatmotorrating:
Impellerpowerforslurrymixingagitatoriscalculatedusingfollowing
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mathematicalrelations
ImpellerPower,P=N**N3*D5/(16*104)h.p.
WhereD=Diameterofimpellerinmeters,
N=Revolutionperminuteforimpeller,
N=Powernumberforimpellerand
=Specificgravityofslurry.

Samplecalculations:
SimplifiedcalculationstoarriveatthemotorratingfortheagitatorofPre
desilicationtankofaround3000m3grosscapacitywithrealisticassumptions
havebeenpresentedbelow
FluidHeightinTank,H=16mandDiameteroftank,D=14m
Slurryvolumeintank=*D2*H/4=*(14)2*16/4=2463m3
SolidconsistencyinSlurry=50%(w/w),Specificgravityofslurry,=1.602,
Viscosityofslurry,=550cp
AgitatorImpellerDiameter,D=33%oftankdiameter=14*33%m=4.62m

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TipspeedofImpeller=290m/minute,DrivemotorRPM=1500rpm.
GearBoxReductionRatio=75
&there4AgitatorRPM,N=DriveMotorRPM/GearBoxReductionRatio=
1500/75=20rpm
FlowNumberN=0.56andPowerNumber,N=0.51(assumedfigures)
&there4PumpingCapacity=N*N*D3m3/minute
=0.56*20*(4.62)3=1104.44m3/min.=18.41m3/sec.
AreaofTank=*D2=*(14)2/4=153.94m2
BulkfluidVelocity=pumpingcapacity/areaoftank
=1104.44/153.94=7.18m/min.=23.55ft./min.
DegreeofAgitation=bulkfluidvelocity/6
(For6ft/min.,degreeofagitation=1andDegreeofagitationvariesfrom0to10)
=23.55/6=3.93~4
AnnularArea=*(D2D2)/4
WhereD=DiameteroftankandD=Diameterofimpellerinmeters.
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=3.14*(142(4.622)/4=137.18m2
Risingvelocityofparticles=pumpingcapacity/annulararea
=1104.44/137.18=8.051m/min.=0.1342m/sec.
TankTurnoverrate=Pumpingcapacity/tankcapacity
=1104.44/2463=0.45times/min.
PowerNumberN=0.51
ShaftPower,P=N**(D)5*N3/(16*104)
WhereN=Impellerpowerno.,D=Diameterofimpellerinmeters,
ShaftRPM,N=revolutionsperminute
&there4ShaftPower,P=0.51*1.602*(4.402)5*203/(16*104)=85.98h.p.
TakingGearBoxEfficiency=80%andDriveMotorEfficiency=95%,
Designmargin=1.15
&there4DriveMotorRating=1.15*85.98/(0.80*0.95)=130h.p.=97.0kW.
Thusthedrivemotorofabout100kWshallbeadequatefor
successfuloperationofagitatorof3000m3capacityPredesilication
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