Slurry Transport Using Centrifugal Pumps

1. Introduction

2. Review of Fluid and Particle Mechanics

3. Flow of Non-Settling Slurries

4. Principles of Particulate Slurry Flow

5. Motion and Deposition of Settling Solids

6. Heterogeneous Slurry Flow in Horizontal Pipes

7. Complex Slurries

8. Vertical and Inclined Slurry Flow

9. Centrifugal Pumps

10. Effect of Solids on Pump Performance

11. Wear and Attrition

12. Components of Slurry Systems

13. System Design and Operability

14. Pump Selection and Cost Considerations

15. Practical Experience with Slurry Systems

16. Environmental Aspects of Slurry Systems

Keywords: Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering