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Impeller: RS |
Impeller image courtesy of P. Csiszar |
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The RS is a radial turbine with 1/2 pipe blades. It is most commonly referred to as the Smith Turbine, after Prof. Smith. The original Smith Turbine did not use a full 1/2 pipe, but the commercialization of this impeller dictated this. The impeller was designed to disperse gases better than a Rushton Turbine (RT) and without the huge power drop. The RS was never patented and therefore is considered generic. Turbulent Power Number Np=3.2, Flow Number Nq=0.61* *The flow number is estimated by Post Mixing using the 1/3 power law and comparing it to the 6 bladed Rushton Turbine, RT6. Data on the Smith Turbine can be found at: |
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