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Effective Flow Generation
Achieving effective flow generation is the goal. Using the most appropriate impeller selection process to achieve the highest possible process side results is the key to achieving that goal. This guide is meant to help you choose the very best Mixing Solutions impeller for your application and your process needs. Not insignificantly, it is also one of the ways in which Mixing Solutions shares it expertise with you and demystifies the impeller selection process.
Efficiency is, of course, your primary criteria in choosing an impeller type. However, power number is also important. Lower power number impellers must be larger in diameter than higher power numbers for a given motor horsepower and impeller speed. Although low power number impellers are generally the most efficient, if the impeller diameter exceeds 40-50% of vessel diameter, pumping capacity falls off sharply. Usually for high-power, high-intensity mix-ing requirements a higher power number impeller must be selected in order to reduce impeller diameter.
Flow rate and direction are also critical factors to consider. For most applications, axial flow will produce the best mixing action and will result in the highest impeller effi-ciency. Occasionally, however, radial flow is desirable to break up plug flow, provide high wall velocity, or provide high shear for dispersion applications.
By keeping these criteria in mind, and letting them guide you accordingly, you will be far ahead in selecting the best impeller design for your needs.
To establish and properly analyse impeller efficiency, power number, flow rate and direction, you will want to talk to us directly. Our superior staff of factory application engineers and field sales engineers can analyse your mixing requirements and recommend the best selection to achieve your goals.
Sometimes a computer simulation or laboratory test is required. Our complete lab is world famous. It is the largest in the world, and is fully equipped with the most advanced technology available, including a state-of-the-art Dantec, which is a fiber optics laser-Doppler fluid velocity measurement system that is capable of a complete flow analysis of any impeller or combination of impellers.
Mixing Solutions also specialises in small-scale testing of customers' samples, with guaranteed scale-up or results to full size. Regardless of the complexity of the problem, regardless of the application, and regardless of the process results you want to achieve, Mixing Solutions has the right impeller for the job.
Please click on one of the impeller links in this section of our Website to learn more.
