Research Article

Experimental Determination of Heat Transfer Coefficient in Stirred Vessel for Coal-Water Slurry Based on the Taguchi Method

Table 3

Factors and their specified levels.

Sl. no.VariablesLevels
IIIIII

1Stirrer speed in rpm100200300
2Stirrer location from free surface in cm27.55582.5
3D/d ratio4.02.01.3
4Coal-water ratio40 : 6050 : 5060 : 40