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Double Cone Blender

The document describes an experiment to evaluate the mixing index in a double cone mixer using dry clay powder and cast iron powder. It provides the theory behind calculating the mixing index (Ip) using standard deviation. The procedure involves charging the materials into the mixer, tumbling for 5-20 minutes, taking random samples, analyzing them to find the tracer fraction, and calculating Ip. The result would contain the calculated values of s, σ0, and Ip to quantify the mixing effectiveness.

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Double Cone Blender

The document describes an experiment to evaluate the mixing index in a double cone mixer using dry clay powder and cast iron powder. It provides the theory behind calculating the mixing index (Ip) using standard deviation. The procedure involves charging the materials into the mixer, tumbling for 5-20 minutes, taking random samples, analyzing them to find the tracer fraction, and calculating Ip. The result would contain the calculated values of s, σ0, and Ip to quantify the mixing effectiveness.

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Chemical Engineering Department

EXP[ERIMENT No:-14 DOUBLE CONE MIXER

Chemical Engineering Department

Double cone blender

Fig:- double cone mixer

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EXPERIMENT NO:-14
AIM:- Evaluate Mixing index in Double cone Mixer. APPARATUS:- Double Cone Mixer, driving motor MATERIALS:- Dry clay powder and cast iron powder THEORY:-

DOUBLE CONE MIXER

The degree of uniformity of a mixed product, as measured by analysis of a number of spot samples, is a valid quantitative measure of mixing effectiveness. Mixers act on two or more separate materials to intermingle them, nearly always in a random fashion. The standard deviation is estimated from the analytical results by equation,

s =

(1)

where, = overall average fraction of tracer


i=

fraction of tracer

= concentration of tracer N= the number of spots samples The value of s is a relative measure of mixing , valid only for a specific material in a specific mixer. Its significance varies with the amount of tracer in the mix; a standard deviation of 0.001 would be far more significance if were 0.001 than low value means good mixing. A more general measure which is independent of the amount of tracer and which increase as mixing improve ,is the reciprocal of the ratio of s to the standard deviation at zero mix ing 60. Before mixing has begun, the material in the mixer exists two layers, one of which contains no tracer material and one of which is tracer only. Samples from the first layer would have the analysis conditions the standard deviation is given by,
i=0;

in the other layer

i=1.

Under these

60 =
Where, = overall fraction of tracer in the mix. The mixing index,

(2)

Ip=

(3)

In any batch mixing process, Ip is unity at the start and increases as mixing proceeds. In theory Ip would become infinite at the long mixing times; in actually it does not, for two reasons: (1) mixing is never quite complete; (2) unless the analytical methods are extraordinarily precise.

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OBSERVATION TABLE:NO. OF SAMPLES WEIGHT PERCENTAGE TRACER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CALCULATION:-

I p=

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PROCEDURE:1) 2) 3) 4) Take the 2 kg of dry clay to which has been added 5% of tracer material like cast iron. A batch is charged into the body of the machine from above until 50 to 60 percent full. The end of the container are closed and tumbled for 5 to 20 min. Take the number of sample at random from various locations in the mixed dry clay and determine the fraction of tracer I in each. 5) Let the number of spot samples be N and the average value of the measured concentrations be . 6) After 5 to 20 minute of mixing 10 random samples are taken from the mix and analyzed calorimetrically for tracer material and calculate the mixing index Ip.

RESULT:1) The standard deviation of mixer, s = 2) The standard deviation at zero mixing 60 =.. 3) The mixing index Ip =..

CONCLUSION:-

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