Condition monitoring of slurry pumps for wear assessment - Phase II

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Centrifugal slurry pumps are widely used in Canada's oil sands industry to move mixtures of solids and liquids. They play the critical role of providing and maintaining flow of slurries for bitumen separation. They are also extensively used in mining, ore processing, waste treatment, cement production, and other industries. Wear of slurry pump impellers and other wetted components, caused by abrasive and erosive solid particles, is a main cause that reduces efficiency and the useful life of pumps. This leads to unscheduled outages of slurry pumps which cost oil sand companies millions of dollars each year. On-line assessment of the wear status of wetted components in slurry pumps will generate significant cost savings for slurry pump operators.