Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Chapter 9, Problem 7ICA
When a simple turbine is used for mixing, the following variables are involved:
| P = Power requirement | [=]watt [W] |
| N = Shaft speed | [=] hertz [Hz =
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| D = Blade diameter | [=] meters [m] |
| W = Blade width | [=]meters [m] |
| ρ = Liquid density | [=] kilograms per meter cubed [kg/m3] |
Determine a set of dimensionless groups using Rayleigh’s method.
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