Experimental

Parameters

Tank 1 (1 axial impeller)

Tank 2

(2 axial impeller)

Tank 3

(2 radial impeller)

Tank 4 (no impeller)

Tank height (cm)

61.0

61.0

61.0

61.0

Free board height (cm)

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

Tank diameter (cm)

38.2

38.2

38.2

38.2

Material volume (lit)

58.4

58.4

58.4

58.4

Flow rate (lit/min)

10

10

10

10

Theoretical MRT (min)

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

Exp. MRT per tank (min)

5.3

7.5

7.1

5.1

Exp. Variance per tank, σ2 (min2)

42.4

86.3

57.7

26.6