Choosing the Right Slurry Pump – Darling Pumps If you've ever pumped slurry, you know that it can be one of the most challenging fluids to move. It's abrasive, thick, sometimes corrosive, and contains high amounts of solids. No doubt about it, slurry is tough on pumps. But the more you understand about what you're pumping, the better your pump selection becomes, setting you up for longer mean time between failures.
Slurry is a mixture of solids and liquid, generally water. The particles can be both abrasive & nonabrasive, although abrasive particles are very much common. The purpose to move slurry can be transporting as much solids particles as possible, hydraulically, along with the given liquid. There are many factors to be considered while selecting slurry pump like; Particle size- Specific gravity of solids, Specific gravity of liquid, Concentration of slurry, Shape of particles etc. Slurry can be further classified in to two types – • •
Non – Settling Slurry Settling Slurry
Below are common characteristics of slurries: •
Abrasive
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Thick consistency
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Can contain a high amount of solids
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Usually settle quickly
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Require more power to operate than a “water” pump
Darling Pumps has one of the complete range of Submersible Slurry handling pumps, from regular slurry handling pumps, to jacketed design submersible slurry pumps to Cantilever slurry handling pumps. The uniqueness of these submersible slurry pumps is that they can be customized in many ways to suit specific requirements of our clients & can be offered for hot temperature slurries as well. Darling Cantilever pumps are available in direct drive or belt drive options. These submersible slurry pumps are very much ideal for pumping highly abrasive slurries with specific gravity upto 2.8 & temperature upto 90ºC.
If you have any questions or queries, feel free to contact us – 36-F, Sector B, Sanwer Road, Indore - 452015, India Tel : +91 731 2720558, 2721782 Fax : +91 731 2721136 E-mail : dpplin@darlingpumps.in www.darlingpumps.in