Model AM-13 -V-Belt Drive Agitator

• 100 - 350 rpm
• 5.5 - 75 kW
• Suitable for: Volume: 50 - 50,000 m3

General information:
Side Entering Agitators are most frequently used in Pulp & Paper Industry and Chemical Industry. The drive unit is located beside the closed or open tank, and rotates the impeller by means of a horizontal shaft with sealing through the tank wall. Rotating speed plus diameter of the impeller are chosen by AGIMIX to fulfil the required process results for each application. The AGIMIX product range features belt transmissions, gear drive transmissions and special design transmissions when required by the customer.

Liquid level:
The agitator should be rotated only when the liquid level is above the impeller ("Rule-of-thumb": Liquid level should be 1/2 of the impeller diameter above the impeller).

Volumes:
The agitators may be designed for volumes up to 100,000 m3.

Mounting position:
When the agitator is mounted in the centre of a circular tank, the tank must be furnished with baffles to prevent the liquid from rotating. Higher viscosity may not require any baffles. ("Rule-of-thumb": Width of baffles should be 0.1 x tank diameter). When the agitator is mounted excentric in a circular tank, no baffles are required. However, additional reaction forces from the tank walls usually make it necessary to design an excentric agitator for heavier duty. ("Rule-of-thumb": Agitator should be mounted 1/3 of tank diameter from the wall) When the agitator is mounted in a square tank, no baffles are required.

Mounting flange/frame:
Usually the agitator is equipped with a mounting flange, and the tank supplier or owner has to design and supply the counter flange on top of the tank. Information about torque, bending moment and weight is included in each AGIMIX agitator quotation. Note: Mounting frame (or bridge) across open tanks can be quoted optionally by AGIMIX.