A turbine agitator having six flat blades and a disk has a diameter of 0.203 m and is used in a Tank having a diameter of 0.61 m and a height of 0.61 m. The width W=0.0405 m. Four baffles are used having a width of 0.051 m. The turbine operates at 275 rpm in a liquid having a density of 909 kg/m3 and viscosity of 0.020 Pa.s (10)

a) Calculate the power required in kW, and the Power per volume in kW/m3.

b) Scale up the system to a vassel having a volume 100 time the original keeping equal mass transfer. Show P and PV.

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