Part Library Contents
The dedicated part library included in the Mixer Module contains geometrical parts typical of mixer and stirred vessel equipment. The included parts consist of impellers, tanks, and a straight cylindrical shaft. The impeller blades can either be represented as infinitely thin surfaces or as solids with a finite thickness (requires a license to the Design Module). When accessing the library, the parts are sorted under the categories seen in
Figure 2-1
below.
Figure 2-1:
The Mixer Module Part Library.
The dimensions and configuration of the different parts can be controlled to a great detail using the input parameters included in each part. For example, adding a pitched impeller part instance, you can cut different parts of the impeller, round its edges, define the pitch angle, and define asymmetrical blades, which are wider above the rotation plane than below. Also several impellers can be added, and also rotate them slightly around the rotational axis in order to evenly distribute the blades in the circumferential direction.
