Storage tank mixer
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Dear experienced colleagues, my company has a batch of vertical storage tanks with a diameter of 6 meters and a height of 6 meters, which are used to store waste acid. The spent acid contains certain solid impurities, and after being stored for a year, these impurities settle at the bottom of the tank, forming a layer about 300 centimeters thick (it resembles sludge, is very viscous, and cannot flow). To avoid the formation of impurity layers, we plan to design a stirring device; given the characteristics of the tank, air stirring is the only option for now. A gas distributor will be installed at the bottom to use compressed air for stirring. Does anyone have a better solution? Or how to design an air stirrer more reasonably. Thank you all
Make a ring at the bottom of the tank, using compressed air
Make sure the temperature isn’t too low; add some heat tracing
Forced stirring with gas source distribution at the lower part
My idea is to create a circular gas distributor at the bottom, using compressed air to force mixing.