Mud Pump Parts

Fluid End

The fluid end produces the pumping process with valves, pistons, and liners. Because these components are high-wear items, modern pumps are designed to allow quick replacement of these parts..

To reduce severe vibration caused by the pumping process, these pumps incorporate both a suction and discharge pulsation dampener. These are connected to the inlet and outlet of the fluid end.

Power End

The power end converts the rotation of the drive shaft to the reciprocating motion of the pistons. In most cases a crosshead crank gear is used for this.

Mud pump parts

A mud pump is composed of many parts including mud pump liner, mud pump piston, modules, hydraulic seat pullers, and other parts. Parts of a mud pump: 1. housing itself, 2. liner with packing, 3. cover plus packing, 4. piston and piston rod, 5. suction valve and discharge valve with their seats, 6. stuffing box (only in double-acting pumps), 7. gland (only in double-acting pumps), 8. pulsation dampener.