Vertical slurry pumps - Metso

11, Aug. 2025

 

Vertical slurry pumps - Metso

Vertical sump pumps are designed specifically for abrasive slurries.

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Known for robustness and ease of maintenance, they are often used with floor sumps in process plants, mill scale pumping applications in steel works, as well as for pumping of machine tool cuttings and wood chips.

  • Flow rates to 1 800 m³/h – 7 900 USGPM
  • Heads up to 40 m – 130 ft

Typical applications

  • Floor sumps in process plants
  • Mill scale pumping in steel work
  • Pumping of machine tool cuttings
  • Wood chips pumping

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Vertical froth pumps increase the efficiency of pumping frothy slurries.

They are ideal for all applications involving handling of air entrained slurries. Used also as a mixing and distribution unit, where dry powder has to be mixed (and wetted) with water, vertical froth pumps can also be utilized with cement in ready mixed concrete and for grouting.

  • Flow rates to 1 500 m³/h – 6 600 USGPM
  • Heads up to 20 m – 65 ft

Typical applications

  • Flotation froth pumping
  • Phosphate and apatite washing plants
  • Calcium carbonate upgrading plants
  • Mixing and distribution units
  • Cement plants

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Vertical tank pumps are made for abrasive slurries. Known for robust construction and durability, vertical tank pumps are designed to be simple to maintain and easy to install. 

  • Flow rates to 700 m³/h – 3 100 USGPM
  • Heads up to 30 m – 100 ft

Typical applications 

  • Feed to dewatering cyclones in sand plants
  • Screen underflow duties
  • Sampling pumps in concentrators
  • Permanent, mobile or semi-mobile installations in industrial applications
  • Mixing/distribution units in applications for flocculent or lime in sewage plants or cement grouting in tunnels or mines

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Vertical induced flow pumps are tough general purpose slurry pumps.

Known for induced flow impellers and low attrition of pumped particles, these pumps are often used for carbon transfer in gold leaching processes and in other applications where large or long, stringy solids are handled.

Typical applications

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  • Carbon transfer in gold leaching
  • Handling of large stringy solids

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Froth Slurry Pump

Froth pumps use high pressure to create a froth or foam from the slurry, which helps stabilize the solid particles and prevent them from settling into the bottom of the pump or pipeline. This makes it easier to transport the slurry over long distances without clogging the pump or pipeline.

Froth pumps are typically used in the flotation process, where they are used to create a froth from the slurry that contains valuable minerals. The foam is then collected, and the beneficial minerals are extracted. Froth pumps are also used in tailings treatment, transporting slurry containing waste material and water from the mine to the tailings pond.

Froth pumps are generally more expensive than other types because they require more energy to create the froth. However, they are essential for many mining operations because they can effectively handle materials that would otherwise be difficult to transport.

Types of froth pump in mining:

Several different types of froth pumps are commonly used in the mining industry. These include:

Centrifugal froth pumps: These pumps use centrifugal force to create the froth, and they are typically used in the flotation process to create a stable foam that contains valuable minerals.

Submersible froth pumps: These pumps are designed to be submerged in the slurry and operate underwater. They are typically used in tailings ponds to pump slurry containing waste material and water from the mine.

Positive displacement froth pumps: These pumps use a rotating element, such as a screw or rotor, to move the slurry through the pump. They are typically used in applications where the slurry has a high solids content.

Hydraulic froth pumps: These pumps use high-pressure water to create the froth, and they are typically used in the flotation process to create a stable froth that contains valuable minerals.

Froth pumps are generally classified based on their type of pumping mechanism, such as centrifugal, positive displacement, or hydraulic. The type of pump best suited for a particular application will depend on the specific characteristics of the slurry being pumped and the desired output of the pumping process.

The Eddy Pump is an ideal froth pump due to its completely open design that allows for less air to get trapped while pumping. The Eddy Pump comes in all configurations to fit the application such as flooded suction, submersible, and self-priming.

Pass solids from 1-12 inches (rocks, rags, debris). The EDDY Pump’s open rotor design with high tolerances allow anything that will go into the intake to be passed through the discharge without issues.

Tolerance between the rotor and the volute in the 4″ EDDY Pump easily allows the passage of a man’s arm (*see picture below). Compared with the tolerance in a centrifugal pump, the EDDY Pump easily wins. Pump Range spans 1-inch through 12-inch EDDY Pump line, the tolerance ranges from 1-12 inches. 

This translates to a significant amount of solids and debris pass through, without clogging the pump.  To learn more about the technology behind our pumps continue reading Here.