Our hope is that this will be a place to look-up mixing impeller types from many
vendors. If you are a mixing vendor, a mixing rep, or a graphic artist and you would
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email us and let us know. Also let us know if you see your impeller here, but you
name it differently. Information about these impeller designs will also be added
below each picture, if available, and referenced to the source of that data. Turbulent
data is quoted here for fully baffled conditions, unless noted. There will be a link to
another page if more data is available.
Without baffles, most impellers styles impose a tangential flow pattern. With baffles,
most impellers show their true flow characteristics. Impellers are sorted
here by the flow patterns they were intended to create, radial
flow impellers and axial flow impellers. Click on any of these images
for a larger picture. If you can't find your impeller design here, see if it is stored
under Special Impellers. Impeller design data includes impeller dimensions, number
of blades, turbulent power number, turbulent flow number, and impeller synonyms.
If you see a More Data link, click on it for flow pattern information and possibly non-
turbulent power numbers (Np), flow numbers (Nq) and discharge angles as a
function of Reynold's Number (Re).
Radial
Axial Impellers
Impellers
PR-D and PR-U
Chemineer AP-3
Lightnin A100 and A110
RT3 RT4
Propeller - Down-pumping and
Rushton Rushton
Up-pumping
Turbine with Turbine with 4 Np=0.32 for 1.0 pitch, D/T=0.35,
3 blades blades wB/T=0.1
Np=3.3, Np=4.3, Nq=0.68* Np=0.36 for 1.0 pitch, D/T=0.22,
Nq=0.62* D/T=0.33, wB/T=0.1
D/T=0.33, wB/T=1/12 Np=0.62 for 1.5 pitch, D/T=0.22,
wB/T=1/12 Np=4.4, Nq=0.68* wB/T=0.1
Np=3.4, D/T=0.33, Np=1.00 for 2.0 pitch, D/T=0.31,
Nq=0.62* wB/T=0.1 wB/T=0.1
D/T=0.33, More Data Np=1.35 for 2.5 pitch, D/T=0.22,
wB/T=0.1 wB/T=0.1
More Data Note: Subtract 0.01 from Np for
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar wB/T=1/12
More Data
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
4PBT-D and
RT6
Chemineer D-6 4PBT-U
RT5 Chemineer P-4
Lightnin R100
Rushton Hayward Gordon Lightnin A200
Turbine with RD Pitched blade
5 blades turbine -
6PBT-D
Rushton
Np=5.4, Pitched bladed
Turbine with 6 Down-
Nq=0.73* turbine -
blades pumping and
D/T=0.33, Down-
wB/T=1/12
Np=5.2, Nq=0.72 Up-pumping
Np=6.0, pumping with
Np=5.4, with 4 blades
D/T=0.33, 6 blades
Nq=0.73*
wB/T=1/12
Np=1.27,
D/T=0.33, Nq=0.79
Np=6.0,
wB/T=0.1
D/T=0.33, More Data
More Data
wB/T=0.1
More Data
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
RT8 RT12 Lightnin A6000 (down-
Rushton pumper)
Rushton
Turbine with Turbine with 12 Advanced fiber reinforced
8 blades blades composite, utilizing highly
Np=7.8,
Np=9.9, Nq=0.89* corrosion resistant plastic
Nq=0.82*
D/T=0.33, matrix, with proplets
D/T=0.33,
wB/T=1/12
wB/T=1/12 Lightnin A6100 (down-
Np=10.0,
Np=7.8,
Nq=0.82*
Nq=0.90* pumper)
D/T=0.33, Like the A6000 without proplets
D/T=0.33,
wB/T=0.1
wB/T=0.1 Np=0.23, Nq=0.59
More Data
More Data Impellers courtesy of K. McDermott
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
RP4
RP2 Lightnin R200
Paddle with 2 Paddle with 4 Lightnin A310 or A510
blades blades (down-pumper)
No disk (disc) No disk (disc) Np=0.30, Nq=0.56
Np=3.4, Nq=0.62* More Data
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Impellers courtesy of K. McDermott and
P. Csiszar
Chemineer HE-3 (down-
pumper)
RP6 Np=0.20, Nq=0.46 for D/T=0.5
Paddle with 6 Np=0.22, Nq=0.47 for D/T=0.4
blades Np=0.26, Nq=0.49 for D/T=0.3
No disk (disc) Np=0.30, Nq=0.50 for D/T=0.2
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
More Data
Impellers courtesy of Chemineer
Holmes & Narver pumper
mixer
Lightnin R300 Lightnin A312
Np, Nq, and Nh-values
impeller mainly for side entry
CFD study
applications
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Curved bladed pumper
Lightnin R320
Philadelphia Mixers CBT-6 Lightnin Lightnin
Pumper impeller used for solvent A320 (down- A340 (up-
extraction mixer settlers pumper) pumper)
6-curved blades on one side of Np=0.64, Np=0.64,
disk Nq=0.64 Nq=0.64
More data More data
CFD study
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
RS6 Lightnin Lightnin
Chemineer CD-6
Lightnin R130
A315 (down- A345 (up-
Philadelphia Mixers Smith Turbine pumper) pumper)
Hayward Gordon RDC Np=0.75, Np=0.75,
Np=3.2, Nq=0.61* Nq=0.73 Nq=0.73
More Data Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Chemineer BT-6
Np=2.3, Nq=0.55*
More Data
Impellers courtesy of Chemineer
Bar turbine
Lightnin R510
Np=0.65, Nq=0.36*
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Sawtooth, Disperser
Lightnin R500
Np=0.45, Nq=0.32*
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Experimentally derived Np and Nq values
coming soon!
* Using the 1/3 power rule to estimate Nq
from Np.
Specialty
Impellers
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Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
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not yet available to us.
PARTHA PRATIM DAS
+919433219104
aginmsol@yahoo.co.in
Sawtooth, Disperser
Lightnin R500
Np=0.45, Nq=0.32*
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
Experimentally derived Np and Nq values
coming soon!
* Using the 1/3 power rule to estimate Nq
from Np.
Specialty
Impellers
Anchor
Impellers courtesy of P. Csiszar
This symbol means that a picture of that particular impeller is
not yet available to us.
PARTHA PRATIM DAS
+919433219104
aginmsol@yahoo.co.in
