{"id":10790,"date":"2024-09-09T04:47:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T02:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.ptm-mechatronics.com\/stage\/?post_type=grundlagen-guide&#038;p=10790"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:12:02","slug":"stroemungsprofile-von-ruehrorganen","status":"publish","type":"grundlagen-guide","link":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/grundlagen-guide\/stroemungsprofile-von-ruehrorganen\/","title":{"rendered":"Flow profiles of agitators"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_218362167\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1701701027\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-453033513\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-457490701\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bunte-Farben-in-Wasser-3-1024x410.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1479425287\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h1 class=\"uppercase\">Flow profiles<\/h1>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1479425287 .text-box-content {\n  background-color: rgba(41, 109, 173, 0.767);\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n#text-box-1479425287 .text-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n}\n#text-box-1479425287 {\n  width: 78%;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #text-box-1479425287 {\n    width: 67%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-457490701 {\n  padding-top: 263px;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_218362167 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_606009073\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1799397413\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1108397893\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>What is a flow profile?<\/h3>\n<p>Agitators generate a targeted movement within the medium through their rotation. The individual components of the mix are guided through the container in a characteristic manner and move in specific flow patterns.<\/p>\n<p>These flow patterns are significantly influenced by the design, size, number and arrangement of the agitators used. The resulting movement behavior of the medium is referred to as the flow profile.<\/p>\n<p>In agitator technology, a basic distinction is made between three flow profiles: axial flow, radial flow and tangential flow.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row stroemungsprofile-row\"  id=\"row-804417043\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1425413958\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1672862893\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-458927264\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Axially conveying agitators<\/h3>\n<p>Axially conveying agitators generate a flow along the agitator shaft. The mix is first conveyed towards the bottom of the container. From there, it flows outwards to the container wall, rises along the wall and is then guided back to the surface and towards the agitator shaft and agitator element.<\/p>\n<p>This creates a large-scale circulation movement within the container, which is particularly suitable for gentle and effective mixing.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: Hollow body stirrers, propellers, inclined blade stirrers, spiral stirrers<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-845744115\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_101850333\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1469\" height=\"1071\" src=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu.png 1469w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-16x12.png 16w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-100x73.png 100w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-447x326.png 447w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Axial-neu-810x591.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1469px) 100vw, 1469px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_101850333 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-845744115 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row stroemungsprofile-row\"  id=\"row-985683564\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-320917739\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1779719607\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1180282257\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Radial conveying agitators<\/h3>\n<p>Radial agitators move the mix outwards from the axis of rotation towards the container wall. There, the flow splits and is deflected both upwards and downwards. The medium then flows back to the agitator shaft and the agitating element along the container base and surface.<\/p>\n<p>This creates two opposing circulation flows within the tank.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: Disc agitator, blade agitator, turbine agitator<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1897449719\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_101778643\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1339\" height=\"1174\" src=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu.png 1339w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-1024x898.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-768x673.png 768w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-14x12.png 14w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-100x88.png 100w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-447x392.png 447w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Radial-neu-810x710.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1339px) 100vw, 1339px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_101778643 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1897449719 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row stroemungsprofile-row\"  id=\"row-727756673\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-421226468\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1895933742\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1004993255\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Tangentially conveying agitators<\/h3>\n<p>Tangentially conveying agitators generate a flow that moves the mix mainly in a circle around the agitator shaft. The medium mainly rotates on a horizontal plane around the agitator.<\/p>\n<p>However, a purely tangential flow rarely occurs in practice. Even with axial or radial agitators, a tangential flow component always occurs.<\/p>\n<p>Examples: Anchor stirrer, blade stirrer<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1940373202\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1036311840\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"1213\" src=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu.png 1296w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-1024x958.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-768x719.png 768w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-100x94.png 100w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-447x418.png 447w, https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tangential-neu-810x758.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1036311840 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1940373202 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-723041118\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-966504220\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>In practice, agitators that combine axial and radial flow components are also used, such as cross-beam agitators.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_606009073 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a flow profile?<br \/>\nAgitators generate movement through rotation. The particles of the agitated substances are transported in a certain way and move through the container in patterns. These patterns are generated, not exclusively, but significantly, by the shape, structure, number and size of the agitating elements. These flow patterns of the agitating elements are called flow profiles.<\/p>\n<p>There are generally three different flow profiles: axial, radial and tangential.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":10791,"template":"","class_list":["post-10790","grundlagen-guide","type-grundlagen-guide","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grundlagen-guide\/10790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/grundlagen-guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/grundlagen-guide"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptm-mechatronics.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}