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The most important factors in the design of agitators are the pumping rate
to be achieved and the power requirement.
The pumping rate, is derived from the following formula:
This result is invariably much higher than the pumping rate that would be
achieved by circulation with a centrifugal pump of the same power. A pump is
a poor substitute and an expensive one where a mixer will do the job.
If the pumping rate is divided by the volume of the tank, the number of
tank turnovers per unit time is calculated. This is a measure of the mixing
that will be achieved. The designer should know the requirement in terms of
tank turnovers for a particular application so as not to oversize or undersize
the unit.