scope:

This standard is for rotodynamic centrifugal, single-stage, overhung impeller slurry pumps, horizontal and vertical of industrial types used for abrasive slurries, herein referred to as slurry pumps. It includes types and nomenclature; definitions design and application; installation, operation and maintenance; and guidelines on testing.

Purpose

This standard is normative and sets out requirements, recommendations, and statements to defin , select, apply, operate, and maintain slurry pumps. Requirements convey criteria to be fulfilled if compliance with the document is to be claimed and from which no deviation is permitted. Recommendations convey that, among several possibilities, one is particularly suitable, without excluding or prohibiting others.