Variation of wear along the volute casing of a centrifugal slurry pump

Authors
Gandhi, BK Singh, SN Seshadri, V
Citation
Bk. Gandhi et al., Variation of wear along the volute casing of a centrifugal slurry pump, JSME I J B, 44(2), 2001, pp. 231-237
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
JSME INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL SERIES B-FLUIDS AND THERMAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
13408054 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
231 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
1340-8054(200105)44:2<231:VOWATV>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Erosion wear at various locations inside the volute casing of a centrifugal slurry pump has been measured for the flow of solid-liquid mixtures. The m easurements show that the wear increases all along the volute periphery wit h increase in the amount of solids suspended in the mixture. It is also obs erved that the wear is smaller when the pump operates near the best: effici ency point flowrate (BEP) compared to that at lower flowrate.