Hence, various industries that utilize dredge pumps are the construction industry, mining industry, the coal industry, and oil & gas industry.įigure 1: A specialized dredge pump attachment for excavators, in the dredging process Dredging takes place in shallow water areas of lakes, rivers or ocean for the purpose of land reclamation, desilting, flood prevention, creation of new ports or expansion of existing ports. Dredging is referred to as the process of transport of underwater sediments (usually sand, gravel or rocks) from one region to another (a piece of typical dredging equipment is shown in Figure 1). The fluid mixture by and large consists of water as a liquid with solids being minerals, sand, gravel, human waste, drilling mud or most of the crushed materials.ĭredge pumps are a special category of heavy-duty slurry pumps that are utilized in the process of dredging. Slurry pumps are the mechanical devices utilized for pressure-driven transport of a fluid mixture (aka slurry).
Definition of Dredge Pump and Slurry Pump
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