MODIFICATION OF AN AGITATOR TO MINIMIZE THE DEFECTS OF MIXING PROCESS OF DILUENT IN STIRRED TANK
Keywords:
Stirred tank, Dilute process, Agitator, Impeller blade , Homogeneous mixture, pH valueAbstract
Beacon Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd is well equipped, independent manufacturing facility as per WHO guidelines &
U.S.F.D.A regulations. Beacon is a Research & Development Oriented Company. Their R&D sections are doing
continuous research in Diagnostic Products at Navsari, Gujarat, India. Beacon Diagnostics Pvt. Ltd has faced problems
in dilute process of chemicals, the mixing of chemicals in dilute process does not result into the homogenous mixture. It
also causes difference in pH values at various levels for same chemical mixture in tank. This dilute process is t ime
consuming. This project intend to modify the agitator to make the mixture homogenous so that we can get equal pH
value at all levels for same chemical mixture in Stirling tank. Homogeneous mixture and required pH value of mixture is
achieved by modifying industrial agitator .In this project, we modified agitator by increasing Number of Impeller Blade,
using of Agitator with different shapes of blades, changing position and orientation of agitator. Result shows that By
changing position and orientation of agitator at bottom of stirred tank with 450 Angle homogeneous mixture with 7.1 pH
value at upper side and bottom side of stirred tank is received. Time of dilute process is reduced to 30 minutes from 2
hour.
