rd78
Structural
- Mar 22, 2004
- 42
Hello-
I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but here goes.
I am designing a support system for some equipment suspended within a chemical reaction vessel. I am comfortable with the gravity and buoyancy loads, but am at a loss as to how to determine what lateral loads would apply due to the moving fluid. The vessel is large diameter with a single agitator and 4 baffles. Ideally I would like to determine something like a "velocity pressure" to apply. I can get the velocity of the blade tip but don't know how the velocity changes based on the radial and vertical position of an obstruction. Is there a formula or procedure for determining such velocities or loads based on agitator data, tank geometry and liquid properties? Thanks for any help.
I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but here goes.
I am designing a support system for some equipment suspended within a chemical reaction vessel. I am comfortable with the gravity and buoyancy loads, but am at a loss as to how to determine what lateral loads would apply due to the moving fluid. The vessel is large diameter with a single agitator and 4 baffles. Ideally I would like to determine something like a "velocity pressure" to apply. I can get the velocity of the blade tip but don't know how the velocity changes based on the radial and vertical position of an obstruction. Is there a formula or procedure for determining such velocities or loads based on agitator data, tank geometry and liquid properties? Thanks for any help.
