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Advanced Impeller

Technology

for Superior Performance

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Advanced Designs
Chemineer impeller designs are the result of over six SC-3 Impeller
decades of research and applied application experience,
• Engineered for deep tank applications utilizing rolled
resulting in the broadest range of durable and efficient
blade design
impeller options. Proprietary technologies are applied to
• Produces flow of larger impellers without added
thoroughly analyze all process parameters, ensuring
weight or loss of efficiency
proper impeller selection for optimal performance
• Longer shafts possible with lighter weight designs
in every application. Carbon steel, 316/316L stainless,
high alloys and coatings are available for all impellers.
Maxflo WSE
RL-3 Ragless™ Impeller • Advanced side-entering hydrofoil design with high
efficiency for maximum pumping action
• Engineered to prevent fibrous material build up by
• More cavitation resistant than other designs through
eliminating edges and protrusions that would allow
effective hydrodynamic design
fibrous material to agglomerate
• Reduced wear through lower tip speeds
• High axial flow impeller for superior mixing perform-
ance in blending and solids suspension applications Gas Dispersion Impellers
• Strong central hub and sturdy blades designed to BT-6
handle the loads related to material and flow impinge- • Parabolic blade design engineered for maximum
ment to ensure reliable operation and long service life performance
• Highest gas dispersing capability at nearly six times
XE-3 Impeller the D-6 (Rushton) turbine
• Lower power drop in the gassed state improves
• Chemineer’s most efficient axial flow impeller
mass transfer
for heat transfer, blending and solids suspension
• Relatively insensitive to viscosity
applications
• Mechanical design reduces weight allowing longer Other Designs
shafts without the need for additional support • CD-6: Curved blade design similar to the BT-6, the
• Can replace less efficient impellers and reduce CD-6 has gas dispersing capability over two times
energy costs that of the D-6
• D-6 (Rushton): A cost-effective design for low gas rates
or concentrations of immiscible
HE-3 Impeller liquids
• An established industry standard for axial flow impellers
• Extremely efficient: creates greater fluid
motion with less energy
• Ideal for blending, heat transfer
and solids suspension RL-3
XE-3
Maxflo W
SC-3
• Excellent performance in
abrasive solids suspension, liquid-solid-gas
CD-6
and boiling or near-boiling applications
• 10% more pumping than the Maxflo T means
retrofits with no decrease in performance
Maxflo
• High-solidity blade design translates
WSE
into improved mass transfer over Maxflo W
other high efficiency designs

HE-3
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Time-Proven Technology
P-4 Impeller S-4 Impeller
• Axial flow design suitable for wide • Close clearance design for operation
changes in process viscosity S-4 near the tank bottom
• Efficient for immiscible • Excellent for low-liquid-level solids
blending applications where suspension applications
P-4
shear and pumping is required • Designed for use in laminar regime
• Excellent for solids incorpor- (Reynolds number < 50) applications
ation from the liquid surface
ChemShear Impeller
JP-3 Impeller JP-3 • Customize levels of shear to suit your process
ChemShear • Proper fluid turnover minimizes the need
• Marine style energy efficient design
• Ideal for small batches for auxiliary pumping impellers
• Handles higher viscosities than • Small particles possible: 2 microns achieved
hydrofoil designs in processes such as micro-encapsulation
• Traditional dispersion blades — such as the
Dispersion Blade
BT-6, CD-6, and D-6 — can also be used in high
shear applications

High-Viscosity Impellers
Double Helical Ribbon Impeller Anchor Impeller
• Proven the best high viscosity, laminar flow impeller • Most economical laminar flow impeller available
• Highly effective in heat transfer • Horizontal flow well suited for low-liquid-level geometries
• Efficiently incorporates surface liquids and solids • Solve heat transfer fouling problems with optional
• For viscosities over 30,000 MPa wall scrapers

Screw (Auger) Impeller

• Ideal for shear sensitive, uniform blending applications
(polymers)
• Excellent top-to-bottom turnover flow characteristics
• Use in mildly pseudoplastic applications with power
law indexes as low as 0.5

Double Helical Anchor Screw

Ribbon (Auger)

High Cleanability: Smoothline® Impeller

• Innovative patented design
• Liquid-shedding surfaces and concealed hardware
for enhanced CIP performance
• FDA/USP CL VI materials
• Removable components allow ease of installation
through small openings
• Axial or radial flow, single or multiple impellers Smoothline ®

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Impeller Selection Guide

Application Miscible Fluids Solids Suspension Three Phase Immiscible Fluids High Viscosity
Blending Process Blending

Impeller High Efficiency High Efficiency Gas Dispersion ChemShear, Helix, Anchor,
(XE-3, HE-3, SC-3) (XE-3, HE-3, SC-3, (BT-6, Maxflo W) Dispersion, P-4 Screw
Type(s)
Ragless (RL-3) Maxflo W)
Ragless (RL-3)

ChemScale ® —The Industry Standard Method Solids Suspension

for Effective Mixer Selection
Intensity Definition
Blending Solids are allowed
ChemScale ®
Description Solids to settle on the vessel
Motion bottom, but remain
Mild/minimum blending and motion. Produces a flat, in motion.
1-2
but moving fluid surface.
None of the solids
Intermediate/moderate blending of miscible liquids when Complete remain on the vessel
3-5 specific gravity differences are less than 0.6. Produces Suspension base for a significant
surface rippling at water-like viscosities. length of time.
Moderate to vigorous agitation for uniform blending of mis- Homogeneous distribu-
6-8 cible liquids when specific gravity differences are less than Uniform
tion of solids throughout
0.6. Produces surface rippling at lower viscosities. Suspension the liquid volume.
Very vigorous agitation for uniform blending of miscible
9-10 liquids when specific gravity differences are less than 1.0.
Produces violent surface motion at lower viscosities.

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