... components of hydropower plants. To avoid these losses thermally sprayed hard surface coatings are widely used as a protective layer. This review focuses on the performance of composite coatings based on nickel and tungsten in slurry erosion conditions. A comprehensive investigation of studies conducted...

... materials for working elements, improvements in construction, and optimization of the slurry flow are all various ways of softening the consequences of erosion wear that reflects on the working life of the hydraulic transportation pump’s elements. Data, which would be used for acquiring the above mentioned...