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Fluid: What are you mixing?
Density (one value will populate the rest) Instructions

Specific Gravity: Pounds per Gallon: Pounds per Ft3: Kilograms per M3:
Viscosity (one value will populate the other)

Set viscosity by closest equivalent:
Centipoise (cP): Centistokes (cSt): Saybolt Universal seconds (SSU):
Water Ethanol Mercury Nitrobenzene Propanal Blood Diesel Fuel (generic grade) Kerosene Milk, whole Ethylene Glycol Oil, Machine tool Sulfuric Acid Baby Formula Oil, Fuel, Light Propylene Glycol Motor Oil SAE 10 (at 20 C) Vegetable Oil Milk, concentrated / evaporated Oil, SAE 10, 70 deg F Orange Juice Concentrate Olive Oil Oil, SAE 20, 70 deg F Oil, Fuel, Heavy Tomato Juice Egg Lime Slurry, 35% Magnesium Hydroxide Slurry (50-60%) Chocolate Milk Motor Oil SAE 40 (at 20 C) Brewers Yeast, minimal solids Oil, SAE 30, 70 deg F Lime Slurry, 50% Apple Sauce (thin) Oil, SAE 40, 70 deg F Caster Oil Glycerin Chocolate Syrup (similar to Hershey's) Glycerol (at 20 C) Apple Puree Oil, SAE 50, 70 deg F Latex Paint (Typical) Baby Food (heated) Oil, SAE 90, 70 deg F Neat Polymer, waste treatment, (typical) Milk, condensed/sweetened (75% solids) HFO-380 Polyester Resin Neat Polymer, waste treatment, (thick) Corn Syrup / Karo Syrup Honey, 70 deg F Molasses Brewers Yeast, 80% solids Mashed Potato (processed) Cottage Cheese Ketchup, Typical Mustard, Typical Lard Shortening Peanut Butter


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Vessel: What are you mixing it in?
1 Tank Body Shape (choose bottom / head later)


Tote shaped tank Tote Drum shaped tank 55-Gallon Drum Cylinder shaped tank Cylindrical Rectangular shaped tank Rectangular Horizontal Cylinder shaped tank Horizontal Cylinder


Width:
Length:
Warning: L x W ratio exceeds 1.5. We suggest dividing tank into multiple hypothetical segments and calculating application in multiple mixing zones.
Diameter:
Height:


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2 Heads


Head:
Flat Pyramidal Cone Elliptical 2:1 2:1 Elliptical ASME ASME Hemispherical

Pyramidal Height:
Pyramidal Angle:
°

Bottom:
Flat Pyramidal Cone 2:1 Elliptical ASME Hemispherical Hemispherical Slope

Pyramidal Height:
Pyramidal Angle:
°

Cylinder Slope Height Rectangular Slope Height

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4 Liquid Level (enter value or drag level on tank)


%

Volume: Gallons
Cubic Meters
Liters
Barrels (BBL)

Fluid height: Inches
Feet
Millimeters

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WARNING: Level should be 50% or more!
5 Mixer Baffles


Baffles:
Number of baffles:
Baffle Width:
Your degree of baffling:

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6 Mixer Mounting Height (enter value)




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Override Nozzle Projection:

Override Nozzle Height:

Override Shaft Length:

Override Off-wall:

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Your Tank


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Performance: How do you want to mix it? (choose one requirement)
Mixer Builder
Advanced Mixer Builder
Agitation Level (flow based)
Average Fluid Velocity in Tank
Tip Speed
Solids Slurry Suspension
Continuous Process Blending (flow thru tank)
Blend Time
Turnovers per Minute
Shear Rate
Power per Volume
Pumping Capacity
Torque per Volume
G Value
Gas/Liquid Blending
HP
RPM
+ / - %
Number of Impellers
Impellers Impeller Guide
Number of Impellers
Impellers Impeller Guide
Type Diameter Off-bottom

Override off-bottoms
Computer will calculate off-bottoms

Speed
Max Reynolds Number
Max Froude Number
Total Power per Volume
Hp/kGal
( kW/m3)
Torque per Volume
inlbs/kGal
( N/m2)
Turnovers per minute 2.3
Miscible Blend Time (95% / 99%) Seconds
Average Fluid Velocity
ft/min
( m/s)
G Value (1/sec)
Mixing Intensity
Minimum Fluid Level in
( mm)
HP
: in
Construction
Material
Distance from mount
in 
 ( mm)
Off-bottom Distance
in 
 ( mm)
Pumping Rate
GPM 
 ( m3/s)
Turnovers per Minute per Zone
Power
HP 
 ( kW)
Torque
lbf in 
 ( N m)
Tip Speed
ft/min 
 ( m/s)
D/T
Average Shear Rate (1/sec)
Maximum Shear Rate (1/sec)
Power Split
Application Category:
Application:
Pumping Capacity:
+ / - %
Degree of Homogeneity: %
Mixing Time:
+ / - %
Turnovers per minute (TPM):
+ / - %
Avg. Minimum Fluid Velocity in Tank:
+ / - %
Tip Speed:
+ / - %
Choose one:
Mild
Moderate
Strong
Aggressive
Intense
Violent
Maximum Impeller Discharge Shear Rate: [1/sec]
+ / - %
G-Value: [1/s]
+ / - %
Torque per Volume:
+ / - %
Power per Volume:
+ / - %
Flow through tank:
Residence Time:
Desired mixing cycles per residence time:
+ / - %
* Note - This requirement is not for solids that float!
Settled Solids:
Yes - I want the impeller to be above the settled solids in case of a power outage
No Preference - It does not matter what the program comes up with

Suspension Criteria:
Off-bottom or Just Suspended
Set minimum slurry/cloud height
Set maximum slurry/cloud height
Min. Cloud Height %: Uniform Suspension
Density of the fluid only:
Dynamic viscosity of the fluid only:
Density of the solids only:
Particle size of the solids (d80): microns
Concentration of the solids in the slurry: wt%: vol%:
Do you have a tip speed limit?
Tip Speed:
+ / - %


Gas flow rate:
Liquid Temperature:
Back Pressure:
Atmospheric Pressure:
Absolute or total pressure at liquid surface:
Water-Based Fluid
What is the concentration of soluable solids (ions)?
What is the molecular weight of the soluable solids?
Mix to the last drop? (Kicker Impeller)
Check here if steady bearings are acceptable
Check here for draw down / abusive service
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Results:
Same Flow

Balanced Flow

Equal Power

Equal Diameter
(Will reload solutions!)
(Will reload solutions!)
Right Angle
Parallel with Mixer Shaft
Concentric with Mixer Shaft
Belted Drive
Painted Drive
All Stainless Drive
Cap Mount
Bridge Mount
NPT Mount
Lid Mount
PB4
PF3
PR3
PV3
PV4
RP4
RT6
SM6
STX
HR2
FD2
FT2

Impeller Guide
With Steady Bearing
Without Steady Bearing
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2
3
4
5
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Very Mild
Mild
Moderate
Strong
Aggressive
Intense
Violent
Extreme
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Liquid Level: in.
  m.
Volume: gallons
  m3
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