A CORRELATION OF MIXING IN AN AGITATED TANK WITH GAS INDUCTION

The mixing of water and air has been studied in an agitated tank with narrow baffles. In such an agitated tank, the gas induction could be f ormed by the dual impellers operated above the critical impeller speed . Experimental parameters considered mere the impeller speed, the baff le width, the clearance between lower impeller and tank bottom, the im peller diameter, the space between two impellers and the liquid level. Dimensional analysis and data regression gave a good correlation betw een the mixing time, the tank geometry and operational variables. It w as found that an increase in impeller speed reduced significantly the mixing time. Too much reduction of baffle width, a decrease in the imp eller diameter or a raise of liquid level can increase the mixing time . However, after gas induction achieved, the clearance between the low er turbine and the tank bottom has no significant effect on the mixing time.