Using the example of a mortar pump with a flow-through plug the authors of the article offer a mathematical model of the fracture process of the mortar pump's work surfaces under the action of abrasive sand particles. The influence of different factors, material properties and conditions of wearing on the wear rate are analyzed in this research paper.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.