At our mine site we have all types and sizes of pumps and there appears to be plenty of room for optimization. I am interested in bringing in a pump consultant who has had extensive experience with pumping a high-solid slurry.
There are plenty of pump reps available who are helpful but it is...
I am testing a 150'long 4" dia fabric duct carrying air which enters the duct at ~ 5 psi. Due to the seam along the hose and the losses between duct connections (one every 50 ft) I am losing an incredible amount of pressure and airflow.
I have recently ordered some "Vyna Bond" to seal the...
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I have read a number of posts on this site which mention "back calculating" to find the roughness of a pipe/hose (see link). I have a fabric duct used for HVAC which was sent to us for R&D purposes from the manufacturer. I am having trouble back calculating my test results to...
I am designing a skid plate on which we will drag a 20,000 lb fan motor into a mine. The basic design will be simple but I am not for sure how to know how thick of steel we should use for the skid plate. We will probably mount the fan on C6 channel iron which will be welded to the plate. We will...
I am an intern and currently trying to determine a way to decrease the number of rebuilds we have to perform on our pumps annually. I work at a polymetallic mine. I haven't had much experience with pumps before but have learned a lot since I've been here. I have done a lot of calculations on our...
