US20090252628A1 - Sealing Rings for Abrasive Slurry Pumps - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- the invention relates generally to a wear ring and, more particularly, to a wear ring for use in pumping viscous and abrasive fluids, namely cement slurries.
- the seal can be made of a variety of hard materials, such as tungsten carbide.
- Hard material can withstand a substantial amount of abuse from abrasive slurries.
- the hardness of the material generally results in a brittle material, one that is subject to fracture. Fractures can cause the seal to fail. Therefore, hard materials lack the inherent flexibility of softer materials, but are better equipped to withstand abrasion than softer materials.
- the abrasive slurry is sheared.
- the shearing of the abrasive slurry like concrete, causes stones and other abrasive components contained in the abrasive slurry to be sheared as well.
- the abrasive slurry it is not uncommon to fracture very hard materials that provide seals between the sections of piping.
- the hard materials are replaced with a softer material to avoid fracturing, then the good sealing properties of the harder materials can be lost.
- a core base ring is formed of a first material selected for strength and fracture toughness.
- the core base ring has at least one aperture, a front side, and a rear side.
- a plurality of tiles of a first size, formed of a second material are arranged along an inner surface of the at least one aperture.
- a plurality of tiles of a second size, formed of a third material are arranged along the perimeter of the aperture on at least the front side.
- a plurality of tiles of additional sizes, formed of a fourth material are arranged along at least a portion of the remainder of the front side.
- the fourth material is harder than the first material
- the second material is harder than the fourth material.
- the third material is also harder than the second material.
- an improved pump assembly for moving abrasive slurries is also provided.
- a pair of slurry conduits are provided where each conduit has a circular opening.
- a transfer conduit is also provided where the transfer conduit has a circular opening.
- the opening of the transfer conduit is also movable between the openings of each of the pair of conduits to establish fluid communication between one of the slurry conduits and the transfer conduit.
- a seal ring associated with at least one of the openings in the slurry and transfer conduits is also included. This seal ring comprises a core base ring, a plurality of tiles of a first size, a plurality of tiles of a second size, and a plurality of tiles of additional sizes.
- the core base ring is formed of a first material selected for strength and fracture toughness.
- the core base ring has at least one aperture, a front side, and a rear side.
- a plurality of tiles of a first size, formed of a second material are arranged along an inner surface of the at least one aperture.
- a plurality of tiles of a second size, formed of a third material are arranged along the perimeter of the aperture on at least the front side.
- a plurality of tiles of additional sizes, formed of a fourth material are arranged along at least a portion of the remainder of the front side.
- the fourth material is harder than the first material
- the second material is harder than the fourth material.
- the third material is also harder than the second material.
- a seal for an abrasive slurry pump assembly is provided.
- a core base plate formed of a first material selected for strength and fracture toughness having a front side and a rear side, said core plate having two or more ring shaped apertures of at least one selected inner diameter therein which extend from said front side to said rear side.
- first tiles formed of a second material arranged around each inner diameter of each of said ring shaped apertures, and there is a plurality of second tiles formed of a third material arranged to at least partially covering the front side.
- the third material is also harder than the first material, while the third material is harder than the second material.
- FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a multi-cylinder abrasive slurry pump utilizing wear rings in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a wear ring of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the wear ring of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the wear ring of FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a multi-cylinder abrasive slurry pump utilizing a wear plate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a wear plate of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 is a front view of the wear plate of FIG. 5 .
- a multi-cylinder concrete pump is the application for the wear ring 100 of the present invention, as required by the operation of the pump.
- a multi-cylinder pump 300 employs two wear rings 100 , which are in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the pump 300 includes a pivot pipe 302 and a cylinder plate 304 .
- the cylinder plate 304 enables the pivot pipe 302 to move between supply pipes 306 and 308 .
- wear rings 100 are included on the face of the cylinder plate 304 and the pivot pipe 302 .
- the inner face tiles 106 and the outer face tiles 108 of the wear rings 100 of cylinder plate 304 and of the pivot pipe 302 face one another.
- a hard wear surface is provided where there is a poor seal between the pivot pipe 302 and supply pipes 306 and 308 .
- the reference numeral 100 generally designates a wear ring embodying features of the present invention.
- the wear ring 100 comprises a core base ring 102 , circumferential tiles 104 , inner face tiles 106 , and outer face tiles 108 .
- the wear ring 100 is formed to operate as a seal between two connecting pipes, one of which is movable relative to the other. Because the openings of the pipes slide past one another, there is considerable opportunity for abrasive wear. Specifically, the main wearing surface is located along the inner radius r 1 of the wear ring 100 , where continuous fluid contact with the abrasive slurry, such as concrete, occurs. However, because of the design, the front face 116 is also a surface that endures a substantial amount of wear.
- the core base ring 102 Underlying the wear ring 100 is the core base ring 102 .
- the core base ring 102 usually forms the majority of the volume of wear ring 100 .
- the core base ring 102 is formed of a relatively soft material, such as steel, that includes an inherent flexibility, strength, and ductility.
- a material used for the core base ring 102 is chosen based on its fracture toughness, which is typically greater than 30 MPa-m 1/2 at standard temperature and pressure. Additionally, the hardness of the material of the core base ring 102 is about HRC 20 to about HRC 40.
- An annular groove 110 is formed along the inner radius r 1 at nearly the depth of the core base ring 102 .
- a first surface groove 112 is also formed on the front face 116 of the core base ring 102 beginning at a radius r 2 , and a second surface groove 114 is formed on the front face 116 beginning at a radius r 3 . Relative to one another, the first surface groove 112 is radially wider and shallower than the second surface groove 114 .
- First surface groove 112 and second surface groove 114 are employed to house hard tiles.
- inner face tiles 106 are placed within the first surface groove 112
- the outer face tiles 108 are placed within the second groove 114 .
- the inner face tiles 106 and the outer face tiles 108 are made of a material that is harder than the material comprising the core base ring 102 .
- tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, as well as other hard metals, carbides, and ceramics are employed to form the circumferential tiles 104 . Due to the increased hardness, there is also less emphasis on a need for a material with a relatively high fracture toughness.
- a material employed for the tiles can be chosen to have a fracture toughness of less than 10 MPa-ml 1/2 .
- the inner face tiles 106 and the outer face tiles 108 are typically secured into place by gluing, brazing, soldering, or welding. Therefore, a good sealing surface is provided by the inner face tiles 106 and the outer face tiles 108 due to their particular hardnesses.
- the inner face tiles 106 can also be arranged to extend to the aperture.
- the hardness of the inner face tiles 106 is about HRA 80 to about HRA 95.
- the hardness of the outer face tiles 108 is about HRA 70 to about HRA 90.
- the circumferential tiles 104 are longitudinally arranged around inner radius r 1 .
- the circumferential tiles 104 are arranged such that the longest dimension of each generally rectangular tile is orthogonal to inner radius r 1 to provide a substantially continuous wear surface.
- the circumferential tiles 104 can be arranged to extend to the front face 116 in order to cover the edges of the inner face tiles 106 .
- These circumferential tiles 104 are made of a material that is harder than the material comprising the core base ring 102 .
- tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, as well as other hard metals, carbides, and ceramics are employed to form the circumferential tiles 104 . Due to the increased hardness, there is less emphasis on a need for a material with a relatively high fracture toughness. In fact, a material employed for the tiles can be chosen to have a fracture toughness of less than 10 MPa-ml 1/2 , and the hardness of the circumferential tiles 104 is typically between about HRA 70 and HRA 90. Moreover, the circumferential tiles 104 are typically secured into place by gluing, brazing, soldering, or welding.
- the materials of the core base ring 102 , of the outer face tiles 108 , of the circumferential tiles 104 and of the inner face tiles 106 have hardnesses that are about HRC 30, about HRA 83, about HRA 86, and about HRA 90, respectively.
- the materials of the core base ring 102 and of the inner face tiles 106 have hardnesses that are about HRC 30 and about HRA 90, respectively, while the outer face tiles 108 and the circumferential tiles 104 have hardnesses of about HRA 84.
- the combination of employing a softer and more elastic inner core surrounded by a number of harder tiles allows for a very wear resistant sealing ring.
- the use of covering tiles with varying hardnesses relative to one another provides an abrasion-resistant surface that can resist abuse sustained by fluid contact with and shearing of abrasive slurries, such as concrete, that would otherwise cause other seals to wear more quickly or fracture more often.
- the harder tiles “float” on the softer inner base core ring 102 . This ability to “float” means that impacts that result in use will not necessarily fracture the hard tiles.
- the circumferential tiles 104 and the outer face tiles 108 are softer relative to the inner face tiles 106 .
- the inner face tiles 106 are comprised of a very hard material sufficient to resist abrasion, but has a higher likelihood of fracture when shearing forces are applied.
- the circumferential tiles 104 and the outer face tiles 108 themselves, are less effective at providing a seal than the inner face tiles 106 , but are of sufficient softness to better resist fracturing that results from shearing abrasive slurries. Thus, circumferential tiles 104 and the outer face tiles 108 protect the inner face tiles 106 .
- the wear ring 100 provides several benefits over prior-art designs.
- the wear ring 100 takes advantage of the hardness of tiles while also taking advantage of the flexibility of softer materials.
- tiles can be individually replaced if, and when, fracture of particular tiles occurs.
- a pair of cylinders can be fitted with a single wear plate 200 , as can be seen in FIGS. 5-7 .
- a pair or multiple pairs of cylinders are utilized. In these cases, not only are the wear rings subject to wear from the abrasive slurry, but intermediate plate surfaces may be subject to wear as well.
- a multi-cylinder pump 300 employs wear plate 200 , which is in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention where the wear plate 200 comprises a core base plate 202 , ring tiles 204 , and intermediate tiles 206 .
- the pump 300 includes a pivot pipe 302 and a cylinder plate 304 .
- the cylinder plate 304 enables the pivot pipe 302 to move between supply pipes 306 and 308 .
- wear plate 200 is included on the face of the cylinder plate 304 while a wear ring 100 is provided on the end of the pivot pipe 302 .
- both the ring tiles 204 and the intermediate tiles 206 face in the direction of the pivot pipe 302 .
- a hard wear surface is provided where there is a poor seal between the pivot pipe 302 and supply pipes 306 and 308 and where there is frictional contact with the pivot pipe 302 .
- the core base plate 202 Underlying the wear plate 200 is the core base plate 202 .
- the core base plate 202 includes two wear rings: first wear ring 208 and second wear ring 210 . Between the first wear ring 208 and the second wear ring 210 is the intermediate plate surface 212 .
- the core base plate 202 is comprised of a soft material, such as steel, that includes an inherent flexibility.
- a material used for the core base plate 202 is chosen based on its fracture toughness, which is typically greater than 30 MPa-m 1/2 at standard temperature and pressure.
- each of the first wear ring 208 and the second wear ring 210 have inner radii r 4 and r 5 , respectively.
- Secured along the inner radii r 4 and r 5 of the first wear ring 208 and the second wear ring 210 are ring tiles 204 , which form a nearly uniform surface along the circumference of the inner radii r 4 and r 5 .
- intermediate plate surface 212 remains exposed, but intermediate tiles 206 are secured to the front face 214 of the core base plate 202 on the intermediate plate surface 212 to provide the additional coverage.
- most of the front face 214 of the core base plate 202 is covered by hard tiles.
- the hard material that comprises the ring tiles 204 and the intermediate tiles 206 is, typically, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, as well as other hard metals, carbides, and ceramics. Due to the increased hardness, there is less emphasis on a need for a material with a relatively high fracture toughness. In fact, a material employed for the tiles can be chosen to have a fracture toughness of less than 10 MPa-ml 1/2 . However, the ring tiles 204 are softer relative to the intermediate tiles 206 . Specifically, the ring tiles 204 have a hardness from about HRA 70 to HRA 90 while the intermediate tiles 206 have a hardness of about HRA 80 to about HRA 95.
- the ring tiles 204 themselves, are less effective at providing a seal than the intermediate tiles 206 , but are of sufficient softness to better resist fracturing that results from shearing abrasive slurries. Moreover, these tiles 204 and 206 are typically secured into place by gluing, brazing, soldering, or welding.
Abstract
There are a number of applications today where the pumping of abrasive slurries is necessary. The pumping mechanisms, though, can be complex, employing multiple transfer cylinders and movable pipes. These designs have their problems, specifically wear between poorly sealing surfaces. To reduce this problem, seals are provided that have multiple wear surfaces which include harder tiles secured over a softer core to benefit from the relative hardness or flexibility of each of the respective materials.
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- This application is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 11/594,615 filed on Nov. 8, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,513,758 issued on Apr. 7, 2009, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/734,487 entitled “SEALING RINGS FOR ABRASIVE SLURRY PUMPS” filed on Nov. 8, 2005, which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
- The invention relates generally to a wear ring and, more particularly, to a wear ring for use in pumping viscous and abrasive fluids, namely cement slurries.
- In concrete pumping applications, a common feature is the use of a multi-cylinder pump. A hydraulic actuator alternates piping between different cylinders. This configuration, though, does not lend itself to utilizing particular fittings that tightly seal the cylinders to the sections of piping. Moreover, it is well known that abrasive slurries are notorious for excessively wearing piping, fittings, and seals. Hence, when loose fitting seals, as with multi-cylinder pumps, are employed, the likelihood of both wear and failure dramatically increases because of the increased number of wearing surfaces.
- One conventional solution is to employ a generally uniform hard seal or ring. The seal can be made of a variety of hard materials, such as tungsten carbide. Hard material can withstand a substantial amount of abuse from abrasive slurries. However, the hardness of the material generally results in a brittle material, one that is subject to fracture. Fractures can cause the seal to fail. Therefore, hard materials lack the inherent flexibility of softer materials, but are better equipped to withstand abrasion than softer materials.
- Oftentimes, however, as a hydraulic actuator alternates piping between the different cylinders, the abrasive slurry is sheared. Typically, the shearing of the abrasive slurry, like concrete, causes stones and other abrasive components contained in the abrasive slurry to be sheared as well. Thus, by shearing the abrasive slurry, it is not uncommon to fracture very hard materials that provide seals between the sections of piping. However, if the hard materials are replaced with a softer material to avoid fracturing, then the good sealing properties of the harder materials can be lost.
- Therefore, there is a need for a method and/or apparatus for efficiently sealing abutted pipes in abrasive and viscous fluid pumping applications that provides both a good seal and the ability to withstand the shearing of abrasive slurries.
- The present invention, accordingly, provides a pipe seal for an abrasive materials pump. A core base ring is formed of a first material selected for strength and fracture toughness. Specifically, the core base ring has at least one aperture, a front side, and a rear side. A plurality of tiles of a first size, formed of a second material, are arranged along an inner surface of the at least one aperture. Also, a plurality of tiles of a second size, formed of a third material, are arranged along the perimeter of the aperture on at least the front side. Additionally, a plurality of tiles of additional sizes, formed of a fourth material, are arranged along at least a portion of the remainder of the front side. Moreover, the fourth material is harder than the first material, and the second material is harder than the fourth material. The third material is also harder than the second material.
- In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, an improved pump assembly for moving abrasive slurries is also provided. A pair of slurry conduits are provided where each conduit has a circular opening. A transfer conduit is also provided where the transfer conduit has a circular opening. The opening of the transfer conduit is also movable between the openings of each of the pair of conduits to establish fluid communication between one of the slurry conduits and the transfer conduit. A seal ring associated with at least one of the openings in the slurry and transfer conduits is also included. This seal ring comprises a core base ring, a plurality of tiles of a first size, a plurality of tiles of a second size, and a plurality of tiles of additional sizes. The core base ring is formed of a first material selected for strength and fracture toughness. Specifically, the core base ring has at least one aperture, a front side, and a rear side. A plurality of tiles of a first size, formed of a second material, are arranged along an inner surface of the at least one aperture. Also, a plurality of tiles of a second size, formed of a third material, are arranged along the perimeter of the aperture on at least the front side. Additionally, a plurality of tiles of additional sizes, formed of a fourth material, are arranged along at least a portion of the remainder of the front side. Moreover, the fourth material is harder than the first material, and the second material is harder than the fourth material. The third material is also harder than the second material.
- In yet another alternative embodiment of the present invention, a seal for an abrasive slurry pump assembly is provided. There is a core base plate formed of a first material selected for strength and fracture toughness having a front side and a rear side, said core plate having two or more ring shaped apertures of at least one selected inner diameter therein which extend from said front side to said rear side. Additionally, there is a plurality of first tiles formed of a second material arranged around each inner diameter of each of said ring shaped apertures, and there is a plurality of second tiles formed of a third material arranged to at least partially covering the front side. The third material is also harder than the first material, while the third material is harder than the second material.
- The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and the specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
- For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a multi-cylinder abrasive slurry pump utilizing wear rings in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a wear ring ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a front view of the wear ring ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is a side view of the wear ring ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a multi-cylinder abrasive slurry pump utilizing a wear plate in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a wear plate ofFIG. 5 ; and -
FIG. 7 is a front view of the wear plate ofFIG. 5 . - Refer now to the drawings wherein depicted elements are, for the sake of clarity, not necessarily shown to scale and wherein like or similar elements are designated by the same reference numeral through the several views.
- A multi-cylinder concrete pump is the application for the
wear ring 100 of the present invention, as required by the operation of the pump. As can be seen inFIG. 1 , amulti-cylinder pump 300 employs two wear rings 100, which are in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. - Specifically, the
pump 300 includes apivot pipe 302 and acylinder plate 304. Thecylinder plate 304 enables thepivot pipe 302 to move betweensupply pipes cylinder plate 304 and thepivot pipe 302. In other words, theinner face tiles 106 and theouter face tiles 108 of the wear rings 100 ofcylinder plate 304 and of thepivot pipe 302 face one another. Thus, a hard wear surface is provided where there is a poor seal between thepivot pipe 302 andsupply pipes - Referring to
FIGS. 2-4 of the drawings, thereference numeral 100 generally designates a wear ring embodying features of the present invention. Thewear ring 100 comprises acore base ring 102,circumferential tiles 104,inner face tiles 106, andouter face tiles 108. - Generally, the
wear ring 100 is formed to operate as a seal between two connecting pipes, one of which is movable relative to the other. Because the openings of the pipes slide past one another, there is considerable opportunity for abrasive wear. Specifically, the main wearing surface is located along the inner radius r1 of thewear ring 100, where continuous fluid contact with the abrasive slurry, such as concrete, occurs. However, because of the design, thefront face 116 is also a surface that endures a substantial amount of wear. - Underlying the
wear ring 100 is thecore base ring 102. Thecore base ring 102 usually forms the majority of the volume ofwear ring 100. Typically, thecore base ring 102 is formed of a relatively soft material, such as steel, that includes an inherent flexibility, strength, and ductility. Specifically, a material used for thecore base ring 102 is chosen based on its fracture toughness, which is typically greater than 30 MPa-m1/2 at standard temperature and pressure. Additionally, the hardness of the material of thecore base ring 102 is about HRC 20 to about HRC 40. - Formed within the
core base ring 102 are a number of grooves. Anannular groove 110 is formed along the inner radius r1 at nearly the depth of thecore base ring 102. Afirst surface groove 112 is also formed on thefront face 116 of thecore base ring 102 beginning at a radius r2, and asecond surface groove 114 is formed on thefront face 116 beginning at a radius r3. Relative to one another, thefirst surface groove 112 is radially wider and shallower than thesecond surface groove 114. -
First surface groove 112 andsecond surface groove 114 are employed to house hard tiles. In particular,inner face tiles 106 are placed within thefirst surface groove 112, and theouter face tiles 108 are placed within thesecond groove 114. Theinner face tiles 106 and theouter face tiles 108, too, are made of a material that is harder than the material comprising thecore base ring 102. Typically, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, as well as other hard metals, carbides, and ceramics are employed to form thecircumferential tiles 104. Due to the increased hardness, there is also less emphasis on a need for a material with a relatively high fracture toughness. In fact, a material employed for the tiles can be chosen to have a fracture toughness of less than 10 MPa-ml1/2. Moreover, theinner face tiles 106 and theouter face tiles 108 are typically secured into place by gluing, brazing, soldering, or welding. Therefore, a good sealing surface is provided by theinner face tiles 106 and theouter face tiles 108 due to their particular hardnesses. Theinner face tiles 106 can also be arranged to extend to the aperture. Typically, the hardness of theinner face tiles 106 is about HRA 80 to about HRA 95. Additionally, the hardness of theouter face tiles 108 is about HRA 70 to about HRA 90. - Located within the
annular groove 110 are a plurality ofcircumferential tiles 104. Thecircumferential tiles 104 are longitudinally arranged around inner radius r1. In other words, thecircumferential tiles 104 are arranged such that the longest dimension of each generally rectangular tile is orthogonal to inner radius r1 to provide a substantially continuous wear surface. Typically, too, thecircumferential tiles 104 can be arranged to extend to thefront face 116 in order to cover the edges of theinner face tiles 106. Thesecircumferential tiles 104 are made of a material that is harder than the material comprising thecore base ring 102. Typically, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, as well as other hard metals, carbides, and ceramics are employed to form thecircumferential tiles 104. Due to the increased hardness, there is less emphasis on a need for a material with a relatively high fracture toughness. In fact, a material employed for the tiles can be chosen to have a fracture toughness of less than 10 MPa-ml1/2, and the hardness of thecircumferential tiles 104 is typically between about HRA 70 and HRA 90. Moreover, thecircumferential tiles 104 are typically secured into place by gluing, brazing, soldering, or welding. - Specifically, in arranging tiles of varying hardnesses, there are several configurations that can be employed. For example, in one configuration, the materials of the
core base ring 102, of theouter face tiles 108, of thecircumferential tiles 104 and of theinner face tiles 106 have hardnesses that are about HRC 30, about HRA 83, about HRA 86, and about HRA 90, respectively. In an alternative example, the materials of thecore base ring 102 and of theinner face tiles 106 have hardnesses that are about HRC 30 and about HRA 90, respectively, while theouter face tiles 108 and thecircumferential tiles 104 have hardnesses of about HRA 84. - The combination of employing a softer and more elastic inner core surrounded by a number of harder tiles allows for a very wear resistant sealing ring. The use of covering tiles with varying hardnesses relative to one another provides an abrasion-resistant surface that can resist abuse sustained by fluid contact with and shearing of abrasive slurries, such as concrete, that would otherwise cause other seals to wear more quickly or fracture more often. To reduce fracturing, the harder tiles “float” on the softer inner
base core ring 102. This ability to “float” means that impacts that result in use will not necessarily fracture the hard tiles. Additionally, thecircumferential tiles 104 and theouter face tiles 108 are softer relative to theinner face tiles 106. Theinner face tiles 106 are comprised of a very hard material sufficient to resist abrasion, but has a higher likelihood of fracture when shearing forces are applied. Thecircumferential tiles 104 and theouter face tiles 108, themselves, are less effective at providing a seal than theinner face tiles 106, but are of sufficient softness to better resist fracturing that results from shearing abrasive slurries. Thus,circumferential tiles 104 and theouter face tiles 108 protect theinner face tiles 106. - Therefore, the
wear ring 100 provides several benefits over prior-art designs. In particular, thewear ring 100 takes advantage of the hardness of tiles while also taking advantage of the flexibility of softer materials. Moreover, by utilizing tiles instead of an entire wear ring comprised of harder material, tiles can be individually replaced if, and when, fracture of particular tiles occurs. Hence, it is possible to refit thewear ring 100 several times during its lifetime, which reduces the overall cost to the user of thewear ring 100. - Alternatively, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pair of cylinders can be fitted with a
single wear plate 200, as can be seen inFIGS. 5-7 . In many cases, a pair or multiple pairs of cylinders are utilized. In these cases, not only are the wear rings subject to wear from the abrasive slurry, but intermediate plate surfaces may be subject to wear as well. - Turning to
FIGS. 5-7 of the drawings, amulti-cylinder pump 300 employswear plate 200, which is in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention where thewear plate 200 comprises acore base plate 202,ring tiles 204, andintermediate tiles 206. - Specifically, the
pump 300 includes apivot pipe 302 and acylinder plate 304. Thecylinder plate 304 enables thepivot pipe 302 to move betweensupply pipes plate 200 is included on the face of thecylinder plate 304 while awear ring 100 is provided on the end of thepivot pipe 302. In other words, both thering tiles 204 and theintermediate tiles 206 face in the direction of thepivot pipe 302. Thus, a hard wear surface is provided where there is a poor seal between thepivot pipe 302 andsupply pipes pivot pipe 302. - Underlying the
wear plate 200 is thecore base plate 202. Thecore base plate 202 includes two wear rings:first wear ring 208 andsecond wear ring 210. Between thefirst wear ring 208 and thesecond wear ring 210 is theintermediate plate surface 212. Typically, thecore base plate 202 is comprised of a soft material, such as steel, that includes an inherent flexibility. Specifically, a material used for thecore base plate 202 is chosen based on its fracture toughness, which is typically greater than 30 MPa-m1/2 at standard temperature and pressure. - Secured to the
front face 214 of thecore base plate 202 are hard tiles. In particular, each of thefirst wear ring 208 and thesecond wear ring 210 have inner radii r4 and r5, respectively. Secured along the inner radii r4 and r5 of thefirst wear ring 208 and thesecond wear ring 210 arering tiles 204, which form a nearly uniform surface along the circumference of the inner radii r4 and r5. Without additional coverage by other tiles,intermediate plate surface 212 remains exposed, butintermediate tiles 206 are secured to thefront face 214 of thecore base plate 202 on theintermediate plate surface 212 to provide the additional coverage. Thus, most of thefront face 214 of thecore base plate 202 is covered by hard tiles. - The hard material that comprises the
ring tiles 204 and theintermediate tiles 206 is, typically, tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, as well as other hard metals, carbides, and ceramics. Due to the increased hardness, there is less emphasis on a need for a material with a relatively high fracture toughness. In fact, a material employed for the tiles can be chosen to have a fracture toughness of less than 10 MPa-ml1/2. However, thering tiles 204 are softer relative to theintermediate tiles 206. Specifically, thering tiles 204 have a hardness from about HRA 70 to HRA 90 while theintermediate tiles 206 have a hardness of about HRA 80 to about HRA 95. Thering tiles 204, themselves, are less effective at providing a seal than theintermediate tiles 206, but are of sufficient softness to better resist fracturing that results from shearing abrasive slurries. Moreover, thesetiles - Having thus described the present invention by reference to certain of its preferred embodiments, it is noted that the embodiments disclosed are illustrative rather than limiting in nature and that a wide range of variations, modifications, changes, and substitutions are contemplated in the foregoing disclosure and, in some instances, some features of the present invention may be employed without a corresponding use of the other features. Many such variations and modifications may be considered obvious and desirable by those skilled in the art based upon a review of the foregoing description of preferred embodiments. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims be construed broadly and in a manner consistent with the scope of the invention.
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10. A pipe seal for an abrasive materials pump, comprising:
a base ring formed of a fracture-tough metal, the base ring having opposing front and rear faces;
an aperture extending through the base ring from the front face to the rear face, the aperture having an inner surface;
at least one inner-surface tile formed of a hard metal and secured to the inner surface of the aperture;
at least one front face tile formed of a hard metal and secured to the front face of the base ring adjacent the aperture; and
at least one second face tile formed of hard metal and secured to the front face of the base ring and spaced-apart from the aperture, the second face tile being harder than the fracture-tough metal, the inner-surface tile being harder than the second face tile, and the face tile being harder than the inner-surface tile.
11. The pipe seal according to claim 10 , wherein the fracture-tough metal is steel and the hard metal is tungsten carbide.
12. The pipe seal according to claim 10 , wherein the tiles are secured to the base ring by brazing.
13. The pipe seal according to claim 10 , wherein the aperture is circular and the inner surface is generally cylindrical.
14. The pipe seal according to claim 10 , wherein:
the at least one inner-surface tile is a plurality of tiles that form a substantially continuous wear surface on the inner surface of the base ring;
the at least one front face tile is a plurality of tiles that forms a substantially continuous wear surface on the front face of the base ring adjacent and surrounding the aperture; and
the at least one second face tile is a plurality of tiles that forms a substantially continuous wear surface on the front face of the base ring surrounding the front face tiles.
15. A pump assembly for moving abrasive slurries, the pump assembly comprising:
a pair of slurry conduits, each conduit having a circular opening;
a transfer conduit having a circular opening, the opening of the transfer conduit being movable between the openings of each of the pair of conduits to establish fluid communication between one of the slurry conduits and the transfer conduit; and
a seal ring associated with at least one of the openings in the slurry and transfer conduits, the seal ring including:
a base ring formed of a fracture-tough metal, the base ring having opposing front and rear faces;
an aperture extending through the base ring from the front face to the rear face, the aperture having an inner surface;
at least one inner-surface tile formed of a hard metal and secured to the inner surface of the aperture;
at least one inner face tile formed of a hard metal and secured to the front face of the base ring adjacent the aperture; and
at least one outer face tile formed of hard metal and secured to the front face of the base ring and spaced-apart from the aperture, the outer face tile being harder than the fracture-tough metal, the inner-surface tile being harder than the outer face tile, and the inner face tile being harder than the inner-surface tile.
16. The pump assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the fracture-tough metal is steel and the hard metal is tungsten carbide.
17. The pump assembly according to claim 15 , wherein the tiles are secured to the base ring by brazing.
18. The pump assembly according to claim 15 , wherein:
the at least one inner-surface tile is a plurality of tiles that forms a substantially continuous wear surface on the inner surface of the base ring;
the at least one front face tile is a plurality of tiles that forms a substantially continuous wear surface on the front face of the base ring adjacent and surrounding the aperture; and
the at least one second face tile is a plurality of tiles that forms a substantially continuous wear surface on the front face of the base ring surrounding the front face tiles.
19. A pump assembly for moving abrasive slurries, the pump assembly comprising:
a pair of slurry conduits, each conduit having a circular opening;
a transfer conduit having a circular opening, the opening of the transfer conduit being movable between the openings of each of the pair of conduits to establish fluid communication between one of the slurry conduits and the transfer conduit; and
a seal ring associated with at least one of the openings in the slurry and transfer conduits, the seal ring including:
a base ring formed of a fracture-tough metal, the base ring having opposing front and rear faces;
a circular opening extending through the base ring from the front face to the rear face, the aperture having an inner surface;
a plurality of inner-surface tiles formed of a hard metal and secured to the inner surface of the aperture to define a substantially continuous wear-resistant inner surface;
a plurality of inner face tiles formed of a hard metal and secured to the front face of the base ring adjacent the circular opening to define a substantially continuous wear-resistant surface surrounding the circular opening of the base ring; and
a plurality of outer face tiles formed of hard metal and secured to the front face of the base ring and spaced-apart from the aperture, the outer face tile being harder than the fracture-tough metal, the inner-surface tile being harder than the outer face tile, and the inner face tile being harder than the inner-surface tile.
20. The pump assembly according to claim 19 , wherein the fracture-tough metal is steel and the hard metal is tungsten carbide.
21. The pump assembly according to claim 19 , wherein the tiles are secured to the base ring by brazing.
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