Comparison of erosion resistance of solids-handling pumps: Combined first and second quarterly progress report, February 9, 1989--June 30, 1989

Technical Report · Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5798335· OSTI ID:5798335

Hauserman, W. B.

The Burly pump is a semi-open-impeller centrifugal, designed to handle slurries or suspensions of course solids, sustaining minimal erosive damage to the impeller. The primary objectives of this project are to evaluate quantitatively the degree of erosion resistance of the open-impeller Burly pump, or pumping of highly loaded, erosive slurries, to analyze and explain any unique aspects of its performance, to provide standard hydraulic performance data, and to assist the manufacturer in further testing and design development. Evaluation of erosion rates is to be done by circulating a highly erosive quartz slurry in pumps in which normal, cast iron impellers have been replaced by epoxy castings, accelerating by orders of magnitude the rate of erosive damage that would be incurred during normal operation. 5 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks, ND (USA). Energy and Mineral Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: FG22-89PC89864
• OSTI ID: 5798335
• Report Number(s): DOE/PC/89864-T1; ON: DE89016443
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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