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Power consumption of agitators is a function of ________

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Power consumption of agitators is a function of ________

(a) Impeller used

(b) Volumetric flow rate

(c) Volumetric flow rate and Kinetic Energy

(d) Kinetic Energy

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Enquiry is from Power for Agitation topic in division Agitation and Mixing of Liquids of Food Processing Unit Operations

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Right option is (c) Volumetric flow rate and Kinetic Energy

Explanation: The power consumption of agitators is a function of both, the volumetric flow rate inside the vessel and the kinetic energy. It does not depend on the type of Impeller used for the process.

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