Mixing of Liquids - Liquid Mixing Equipment
For the deliberate mixing of liquids, the propeller mixer is the most common and the most satisfactory.
In using propeller mixers, it is important to avoid regular flow patterns such as an even swirl round a cylindrical tank, which may accomplish very little mixing.
To break up these streamline patterns, baffles are often fitted, or the propeller may be mounted asymmetrically.