Applications — Mixer — Torque Calculator

Mixer Torque Pre-Sizing

Calculate the required torque from your tank, product and impeller data — the real process need, not the motor nameplate.

Every question can be answered by a plant engineer by looking or measuring with a tape. The result is a pre-sizing; final motor selection is confirmed by EMF engineering.

1. Purpose2. Product3. Solids4. Impeller5. Tank6. Operation
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What is the purpose of mixing?

What is being mixed?

Pick the closest match. The calculation always uses the worst case (coldest, thickest).

If you have measured values, enter them (optional — narrows the result range):

Measured at the lowest operating temperature; if entered, it replaces the estimate from the product selection. Your quality/process lab usually has this value (a Brookfield reading is sufficient).

Are there solids in the product?

Where does the mixer shaft enter the tank?

Select the impeller type

Pick the drawing that looks most like your impeller.

Measure tip to tip. A 10 cm error changes the result significantly — measure, don’t guess.

Check the agitator manufacturer’s nameplate or drawing first — the diameter is usually stated there. If not available, tick this box: we estimate from the tank diameter using a typical ratio (the result range widens).

Is the impeller fully submerged even at minimum liquid level?

Tank dimensions

If you don’t know the height, enter the volume — we compute the height. (1 m³ ≈ 1 t for water-based products)

Does the tank have baffles?

Operating conditions

Speed of the impeller shaft — from the gearbox output or the drive display. If unknown, leave empty and enter motor speed and gearbox ratio below; we compute it.

Does the motor start with a full tank?
If you know your existing system (optional, for comparison)

We show the installed torque next to the calculated real need.

Pre-Sizing Result

Continuous running torque (output shaft)
Startup torque (estimated)
Mixing power

Assumptions

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