Inlet component for a slurry pump
US11965526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/607
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pump side part for use with a centrifugal slurry pump for pumping a fluid mixture containing particulate matter, the pump side part comprising a main body having a main axis, the main body including a side wall section which extends laterally with respect to the main axis and has opposite facing first and second sides, a plurality of formations on a surface of the second side including an inner formation and an outer formation in spaced relation to the inner formation, the formations being configured so that in use the formations generate a flow of the fluid mixture across the surface which detaches from the surface the particulate matter adjacent thereto.
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