Erosion impact on slurry pump behavior and productive life: An experimental and Numerical investigation

Abstract

ABSTRACTNormally, the characteristics of the main parts of a slurry pump that may be suffer from erosion under two-phase flow circumstances have been extensively and thoroughly researched. Whereas, the effect of particle properties on pump behavior or performance has been the subject of several studies; however, the current research focused on various methods for reducing slurry erosion utilizing recent research methods. Thus, the analysis and investigation for various pressure distributions, velocity, erosion-rate, and vortex structure were carefully demonstrated in this study. In addition, the slurry pump’s wear or erosion characteristics were carefully examined, and it was found that as the flow rate increases, the wear of the suction surface worsens. As a result, the key findings of this research might offer the ideal guidance for optimum design and the right strategies for erosion protection for any slurry flow through centrifugal pumps.

Keywords

• Centrifugal slurry pump
• slurry flow
• pump performance, pump erosion or wear
• CFD technique
• erosion rate