SLURRY EROSION: USES, APPLICATIONS, AND TEST METHODS A symposium sponsored by ASTM Committee G-2 on Erosion and Wear, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, Slurry Technology Association, and American Society for Metals Denver, CO, 26-27 June 1984 ASTM SPECIAL TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 946 John E Miller, White Rock Engineering, and Frederick Schmidt, E I du Pont de Nemours & Co., editors ASTM Publication Code Number (PCN) 04-946000-29 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Thu Dec 31 16:50:25 EST 2015 Downloaded/printed by University of Washington (University of Washington) pursuant to License Agreement No further reproductions authorize Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sluny erosion (ASTM special technical publication; 946) "ASTM publication code number (PCN) 04-946000-29." Includes bibliograpliies and index Hydraulic conveying—Congresses Slurry Pipe lines-Corrosion—Congresses I Miller, John E (John Evans, 1909 H Schmidt, Frederick E (Frederick Edward), 1945 III ASTM Committee G-2 on Erosion and Wear IV Series TJ898.S548 1987 621.8'672 87-920 ISBN 0-8031-0941-5 Copyright © by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS 1987 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 87-920 NOTE The Society is not responsible, as a body, for the statements and opinions advanced in this publication Printed in Ann Artwr, MI May 1987 Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Thu Dec 31 16:50:25 EST 2015 Downloaded/printed by University of Washington (University of Washington) pursuant to License Agreement No further reproductions authoriz Foreword This publication, Slurry Erosion: Uses, Applications, and Test Methods, contains papers presented at the international symposium of the same name held in Denver, Colorado on 26-27 June 1984 The symposium was sponsored by ASTM Committee G-2 on Erosion and Wear, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, the Slurry Transportation Association (now the Slurry Technology Association), and the American Society for Metals John E Miller, White Rock Engineering, and Frederick Schmidt, E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co., presided as symposium chairmen and were coeditors of this publication Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Thu Dec 31 16:50:25 EST 2015 Downloaded/printed by University of Washington (University of Washington) pursuant to License Agreement No further reproductions authori Related ASTM Publications Materials Evaluation under Fretting Conditions, STP 780, 04-780000-29 Selection and Use of Wear Tests for Coatings, STP 769, 04-769000-29 Erosion: Prevention and Useful Application, STP 664, 04-664000-29 Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Thu Dec 31 16:50:25 EST 2015 Downloaded/printed by University of Washington (University of Washington) pursuant to License Agreement No further reproductions author A Note of Appreciation to Reviewers The quality of the papers that appear in this publication reflects not only the obvious efforts of the authors but also the unheralded, though essential, work of the reviewers On behalf of ASTM we acknowledge with appreciation their dedication to high professional standards and their sacrifice of time and effort ASTM Committee on Publications Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Thu Dec 31 16:50:25 EST 2015 Downloaded/printed by University of Washington (University of Washington) pursuant to License Agreement No further reproductions authorize ASTM Editorial Staff David D Jones Janet R Schroeder Kathleen A Greene Bill Benzing Copyright by ASTM Int'l (all rights reserved); Thu Dec 31 16:50:25 EST 2015 Downloaded/printed by University of Washington (University of Washington) pursuant to License Agreement No further reproductions authoriz Contents Overview MATERIALS Ball MUl and Hub Test Methods for Slurry Erosion Evaluation of Materials—w j SCHUMACHER Discussion 17 Slurry Erosion and Abrasion of Metal-Ceramic Coatings— A A SAGUfiS, D K SPENCER, V K SETHI, AND G A SARGENT Discussion 19 44 PROCESS (FUEL) SLURRIES The Relative Erosivity of Coal-Oil, Coal-Water, and Petroleum Coke-Oil Slurries—Y.-H LEE AND H M CLARK 47 Erosivity of Coal Particles in Coal-Solvent Slurries—A V LEVY, N JEE, AND G SORELL 62 The Validity of Fuel Recycling During Erosivity Testing Using Coal-Water Liquid Fuels—K G SEDMAN, J C THORNLEY, R D GILDERS, AND G R HOEY 78 A Review of Pipeline Slurry Erosion Measurements and Research Recommendations—R M SUMMER 91 APPLICATIONS Comparison Between Laboratory Characterization and Field Performance of Steel Mud Pump Liners Coated with CM 500L, a Tungsten-Carbon Alloy—D G BHAT AND Y R DEKAY 103 Discussion 116 Corrosion Rate Measurements and Corrosion-Erosion Protection in Limestone Slurry Scrubbers—p A BURDA Discussion Copyright Downloaded/printed University 118 139 by by of Jet-in-Slit and Vibratory Methods for Slurry Erosion-Corrosion Tests of Materials—Y OKA, M MATSUMURA, M YAMAWAKI, AND M S A K A I 141 The SAR Number for Slurry Abrasion Resistance—J E MILLER Discussion 155 164 TEST METHODS A New Flow-Through Slurry Erosion Wear Test—B W MADSEN AND R BLICKENSDERFER 169 Discussion 184 Test Approach for Dense Slurry Erosion—M C ROCO, P NAIR, AND G R ADDIE 185 Experience with the Wet Sand/Rubber Wheel Abrasion Test— G A SALTZMAN, T O MEREDIZ, D K SUBRAMANYAM, AND H S AVERY 211 Discussion 241 Hydraulic and Metallurgical Criteria in Slurry Pumping System Design—s K SINHA 243 Indexes Copyright Downloaded/printed University 261 by by of STP946-EB/May 1987 Overview Although the transportation of solids in the form of slurries is basically older than history—^the blood circulating system in mammals involves the use of a positive displacement pump forcing a slurry of solid corpuscles in liquid serum through a complex pipeline—^the slurry transportation of solids through long pipelines has been undertaken only in about the last 25 years The first long coal-slurry pipeline was built in 1957 from Cadiz, Ohio to Cleveland, a distance of 110 miles The success of this project prompted the construction of pipelines in Arizona, Tasmania, Brazil, Mexico, and Russia, to name just a few locations These systems have proven their worth, and slurry pipelining is now a viable and competitive method of soUds transportation In the domain of abrasive wear, particularly that wear encountered in handling abrasive solid particles, much work has been done in the past half cenmry with regard to "dry" abrasivity, but only in more recent years has interest grown in "wet" abrasivity, namely slurries With the advancement of the slurry pumping industry, a need naturally arose for data on the effects of different slurries on equipment as well as for data on the most abrasion-resistant materials available It was logical that ASTM Committee G-2 on Wear and Erosion would inherit that task Subcommittee G2.30 on Abrasive Wear agreed that a symposium on the subject would be of value to the slurry industry Therefore, the International Symposium on Slurry Erosion: Uses, Applications and Test Methods was organized and sponsored by ASTM, The National Association of Corrosion Engineers, The Slurry Transportation Association (now known as the Slurry Technology Association), and the American Society of Metals The Symposium was held in Denver, Colorado, on 26-27 June 1984 The fact that most long slurry pipelines utilize water as the fluidizing medium introduces a pernicious combination of abrasion-corrosion, the effects becoming exponential over the effects of abrasivity alone added to the effects of corrosivity alone Accordingly, corrosion engineering becomes involved in slurry pumping Unless the test slurry is purposely inhibited, the effect of both abrasion and corrosion will appear in most test procedures described in this book, whether intended or not This is as it should be for, after all, if the slurry being considered for a pipeline is corrosive, one would have to accept the combined effects on the "wear" of the pipeline equipment Herein one will find details of a wide variety of tests that cover the development of such wear- and corrosion-resistant materials, including metals, organic materials, and coatings Many of the tests pertain to coal slurry, perhaps the most important phase of the industry Copyright by ASTM Downloaded/printed by University of A S T M International Washington Copyright® 1987 Int'l (all (University www.astm.org rights of reserved); Washington) Thu pursuant Dec to SINHA ON SLURRY PUMPING SYSTEM DESIGN S S 8 259 IP* vo " n o i CTv Qft 11 t~ oo K — 41 lii§ 11^ 0T) 0in o VO O 00 ^ o o p :=5 •3 •2 I4s| It g s •a g.-a ft Q 00 o