HDPE Strirrer (Agitator)

An agitator is a device which is used to import motion in the form of stirring to the liquids or semi solids. The agitator is a device which contains a shaft and an impeller/propeller. The shaft is connected to the gear box and the assembly is driven by motors using electricity.

The purpose of agitators can be for mixing liquids, solids, slurries, pastes, mixing liquids and gases, mixing solids and gases, promote chemical reactions, promote heat transfer, etc. An agitator is installed in the vessel to ensure that the contents in the vessel become uniform and homogeneous and remain in a proper mixed state. Since they have such wide variety of uses, the agitators are used in a multitude of industries such as chemical, process, food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, metal extractions, ink, paint etc.

Agitators are used in a variety of industrial processes such as for carrying out a chemical reaction, for mixing operations, for filtration, for drying, for heat exchange, etc. The agitators are able to cater to such wide variety of applications because there are a variety of impellers which come in different shapes and sizes. This is a propeller type agitator. These have impellers that similar to marine type propellers. They have blades which taper towards the shaft to minimize centrifugal force and to promote axial flow. It means when this agitator operates the motion of fluid is such that the inlet flow is parallel to the shaft and the outlet flow is also parallel to the shaft, the ideal flow is axial in nature. They are primarily used in applications to stir low viscosity liquids. They are used in pharmaceuticals industries and also other industries which use suspensions as the agitators don’t let the solid particles settle.