Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Doc No DCW/AG/01
Gummidipoondi Rev 0
Input Data:
Operating Fluid = Hot PVC Slurry
Operating Temperature = 100 °C
Density of Ope. Fluid(ρ) = 1100 kg/m3
Dynamic Viscosity (μ) = 1 CP = 0.001 Pos
Type of Turbine = Bottom Entry Agitator with 4 Bladed turbine Impeller
No of Blades = 4 Nos
Diameter of Vessel (Dv) = 4000 mm = 4 m
Diameter of Impeller(D) = 40% of Vessel Dia. = 1.6 m
Blade Width = 0.25 m
Length of Impeller shaft (lsh) = 1850 mm = 1.85 m
M.O.C of Shaft = SS 304L
Density of Shaft Mat.(ρs) = 8030 kg/m3
Yield stress for SS 304 = 137 MN/mm2
Modulus of Elasticity(E) = 2E+05 Mpa = 1.78444E+11 N/m2
Min. Speed of revolution(N) = 60 rev/min = 1 rev/sec
Acceleration due to gravity = 9.807
MOTOR SELECTION:
THEORITICAL POWER REQUIRED (Pt)
3 5
Pt = ρN D
= 11534 W
Pt = 12 KW
Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Doc No DCW/AG/01
Gummidipoondi Rev 0
Reynolds Number(Re):
2 ‐1
Re = D Nρμ
Re = 2816000
Power Number Po can be obtained from the Table for the corresponding Impeller type
Po = 1.5
Actual power Transmitted by the Agitator
P = Po Pt
= 18 KW
Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Doc No DCW/AG/01
Gummidipoondi Rev 0
Selected motor power(P') = 50 HP
P' = 37.28 KW
DESIGN OF SHAFT DIAMETER (FMP Approach):
Mass of Agitator (mp)
= 500 kg (Appr.)
Added mass of Agitator (mam)
π ρ C m D2 w
mam =
4
Where,
ρ = Density of Fluid in kg/m3
= 1100 kg/m3
Cm = Coefficient of added mass of impeller (0.2 to 0.5)
= 0.5
D = Diameter of Impeller in m
= 1.6 m
w = Width of the Blade
= 0.25 m
π ρ C m D2 w
mam =
4
= 276.5 kg
Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Doc No DCW/AG/01
Rev 0
Gummidipoondi
Minimum Shaft diameter required(DSH):
1/2
B' + ( B'2 + 4A'C' )1/2
Dsh =
2A'
Where,
3πE
A' = 3
64lsh
A' = 4150276920
2 [ 0.24 π lsh ( ρS + ρ ) ]
B' = (2πfn) 4
B' = 256511.7631
2
C' = (2πfn) ( mp + mam )
C' = 62557.99631
1/2
B' + ( B'2 + 4A'C' )1/2
Dsh =
2A'
= 0.063 m
Dsh = 63 mm
The Nearest available shaft size will be 65mm. Hence the shaft diameter at any portion
shall not be less than 65mm
Dsh = 75 mm
Rated Torque of Motor (MT')
MT' = P'/2πN
MT' = 370.9 N‐m
Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Doc No DCW/AG/01
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Rev 0
Gummidipoondi
Pull‐Out Torque for Motor(MPT)
Mpt = Factor for Pull‐out Torque x
MT' Where,
Factor for Pull‐out Torque = 1.5 for Light Duty
= 2.5 for Heavy
Duty Mpt = 2.5 x 370.9 N‐m
Mpt = 927.2 N‐m
Stalling Force (FS)
8 Mpt
FS =
3D
Where,
Mpt = Pull‐Out Torque for Motor
= 927.2 N‐m
D = Length of the Shaft
= 1.85 m
FS = 1337 N
Bending Moment of shaf at the driving End(Mbc)
Mbc = FS lSH
Where,
FS = Stalling Force
= 1337 N
lSH = Length of the Shaft
= 1.85 m
Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Doc No DCW/AG/01
Gummidipoondi Rev 0
Mbc = 2473 N‐m
Mass of Agitator (mp) = 500 kg
Density. of Agit. Shaft (ρs) = 8030 kg/m3
Dia. of Agit. Shaft(Dsh) = 0.065 m
32Mbc 4mpg
= + + lshρsg
π Dsh3 π Dsh2
= 9E+07 + 1E+06 + 1E+05
= 93330364.2 N/mm2
= 93.33 MN/mm2
Stress on shaft due to combined bending & Shear < allowable stress Value
Hence selected Shaft size is safe.
Allowable yield stress of the Shaft Material Under pure Torsional Loading (Τy)
Τy = 0.577 σy
= 79.05 MN/mm2
Torsional Shear stress due to Motor Acceleration:
16 x 2.5 x MT'
Τpk = 3
π x Dsh
= 17195066.81 MN/mm2
= 17.2 MN/mm2
Stress on shaft due to pure torsional loading < allowable stress Value
Hence selected Shaft size is safe.
A final check is now made to ensure that increasing the shaft diameter to the next stock size
has not moved the natural frequency closer to N
Client DCW Limited
DESIGN CALCULATION FOR Project Blend Tank
Mabel Engineers Pvt Ltd., AGITATOR Doc No DCW/AG/01
Gummidipoondi Rev 0
Natural Frequency (fn):
fn' = N / 0.7
= 1.429 Hz
1/2
A' x D 4
= fn' sh
(B' x Dsh2 + C')
1/2
131317.3557
= 1.429 64000.87498
fn = 1.712060426 Hz
fn > N/0.7
Hence the Shaft design is OK.
Therefore minimum diameter of shaft at any portion is arrived as 75mm.
