Wear rate data on slurry pump inlet side-liners are reported. Experimental
work has been conducted on different slurry pump impeller and side-liner ge
ometries to determine the effects of solid particle size, slurry concentrat
ion and pump speed on wear. Explanations are offered for the resultant wear
patterns and empirical wear relationships are outlined for the key variabl
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