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Fluid Motion in Agitated Tank

Fluid Motion in Agitated Tank

Fluid Motion in Agitated Tank

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Hello-

I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but here goes.

I am designing a support system for some equipment suspended within a chemical reaction vessel.  I am comfortable with the gravity and buoyancy loads, but am at a loss as to how to determine what lateral loads would apply due to the moving fluid.  The vessel is large diameter with a single agitator and 4 baffles.  Ideally I would like to determine something like a "velocity pressure" to apply.  I can get the velocity of the blade tip but don't know how the velocity changes based on the radial and vertical position of an obstruction.  Is there a formula or procedure for determining such velocities or loads based on agitator data, tank geometry and liquid properties?  Thanks for any help.

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