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Agalteca Rapid Mix Tube Design Modifications
Please note: This page only describes and documents the changes and modifications that were made to the Rapid Mix Tube design for the customization of the Rapid Mix tube to the Agalteca plant. To view the original design parameters and theory behind the tube design, please see the original Rapid Mix Tube Design page. The theory behind the design is detailed here, and parameters such as flow rate, energy dissipation, and target head losses are also included.
The Rapid Mix Tube designed during the Fall 2009 semester was installed in the new Agalteca plant this springin March 2010. The original Rapid Mix Tube design was very general, and certain modifications had to be made to customize the tube to the Agalteca plant. A second, modified MathCAD file was created for the Agalteca plant to serve a few different purposes:
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