Review on slurry erosion in slurry transportation systems

This study presents the overview about various material degradation processes of materials due to the flow of liquids and slurries. Wear continuously occurs in components of different hydraulic machinery installed in thermal power plants. Various components of hydraulic machinery deteriorate due to the mechanical action of flowing media hence their life minimizes. So, the protection or maintenance of hydraulic machinery becomes essential after an uncertain period. Maintenance generally increases life span of machinery for a small time but requires additional cost and work downtime. Therefore, a necessary is there to govern the wear phenomenon by optimizing the effect of influencing parameters. In this chapter, comprehensive discussion has been also made on different wear processes of hydraulic machinery. Present study could be beneficial in prediction as well as prevention of erosion, abrasion, and corrosion in various components of machineries.