Iron Ore Slurry Pumps
Iron ore slurry is among the most abrasive and highest specific-gravity slurries in mineral handling. HET slurry submersible pumps are engineered for the wear and pressure demands of iron ore beneficiation, transport and tailings duty.
The Iron Ore Challenge
Iron ore slurry combines high specific gravity, hard abrasive particles and high solids concentration. Conventional submersible pumps suffer rapid impeller and casing wear, reducing life and increasing maintenance cost.
What You Are Pumping
Iron ore slurry typically has high specific gravity, hard abrasive solids and a broad particle-size distribution. Concentration can be high in beneficiation and tailings circuits, increasing pump wear demand.
Why It Is Difficult
Abrasion is the dominant challenge, followed by solids handling and the pressure demand of transferring dense slurry. Material selection and impeller design directly determine pump life in iron ore duty.
The HET Solution for This Application
SSEW — Heavy Slurry Lift Submersible Pump
Why HET for This Duty
HET selects pumps application-by-application against your iron ore slurry characteristics. Heavy-duty construction and abrasive-slurry engineering are central to the HET slurry submersible pump range, with performance testing before delivery.
Selection Considerations
Provide specific gravity, solids concentration, particle size and required flow / head. Material of construction and impeller type are matched to abrasion demand. For elevated discharge, consider the SSSEW high-head family.
Other HET Slurry Submersible Pumps
Real Iron Ore Installations
Steel Plant Scale Pit Pumping with SSEW Slurry Pump
A steel-plant scale pit accumulated hard, abrasive mill scale and ash with intermittent heavy slugs during rolling cycles. Existing pumps choked on settled solids on restart and wore quickly from the abrasive load.
Iron Ore Slurry Transfer with SSEW Heavy Slurry Pump
An iron ore handling site needed to transfer abrasive, high-solids slurry from a sump to the processing area. Conventional dewatering pumps wore rapidly and choked on settled solids, causing repeated downtime.
Iron Ore Slurry Pumps — Frequently Asked Questions
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