Module 12: Agitation
  Lecture 40: Equipment, flow patterns, power requirement
 
 
  • The equipment consists of a tank with an insulated jacket, baffles, shaft with motor, impeller, and other accessories such as thermometer and dip- leg.

The role of baffles is to remove stratification in the radial direction and improve mixing,

 
(Fig. 40b)
  • Typical configuration-dimensions are: