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Mixing 101: Baffled by Baffles?

Mixing 101: Baffled by Baffles? How Baffle Configuration Can Optimize Industrial Mixing In our previous posting on configuring your mixer, we learned that the tank type and volume, viscosity, specific gravity and the process are key factors the mixing process. In this article, we dive into how baffle configuration and mixer mounting can prevent the undesirable flow pattern of swirling. Let’s look at a common tank configuration: an un-baffled cylindrical tank. If a mixer is center-mounted in this tank, what we see is a very inefficient flow pattern: the tangential velocities coming from the impeller cause the entire fluid mass to spin (Fig. 1).  Basically, the entire fluid (and its solids) moves like a merry-go-round. In solid suspension applications, the solid

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Dynamix Products

Mixing 101: 4 Impeller Types & Their Applications

Mixing 101: 4 Impeller Types & Their Applications The Importance of Impeller Selection We first mentioned impellers in our blog discussing 4 factors for configuring your mixer. In this post, we will look more closely at impeller types and their applications. The impeller is the component of a mixer that does the actual mixing and produces the results. That’s because when it rotates, it creates fluid flow and shear patterns. While there are many types of impellers, there are 4 main types we use when engineering mixers. The 4 Main Impeller Types 1. Airfoil Generally most efficient because it produces the maximum pumping with the lowest shear. Standard Dynaflow™ High Solidity Dynaflow™ for Gas Dispersion 2. Pitch Blade Ideal for

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