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Treatment of Drilling Mud with APLW Drilling Mud Decanter Centrifuge
APLW Series decanter centrifugeTreatment Of Drilling Mud, Emulsions and Fluids With Decanter Centrifuges. Modern drilling emulsions form a closed circuit from which no solids emerge. Drilling fluids after processed by APLW centrifuge, the cuttings or solids between 2-7 microns will be separated out.
In oil and gas drilling, we call then solids control centrifuge or drilling fluids centrifuges. Drilling mud is pumped into centrifuge by screw pump or submersible slurry pump. The treating capacity is from 40-65m³/h. Higher speed centrifuge process less drilling fluids or produce fewer particles. However, higher speed centrifuge separates finer solids out of drilling mud. Centrifuge mud source is in the desilter tank/compartment.
Because it's behind desilter cone or mud cleaner. The middle-speed centrifuge is usually fixed frequency and get rid of 5-7microns cuttings. While the high-speed one is usually VFD and separate 2-5 microns cuttings out of the liquid.
The material of decanter centrifuge is stainless steel. The minimum grade is S.S304, and then S.S316, S.S316L, Duplex 2205. The screw impeller can be welded or coated with tungsten carbide for better anti-corrosive performance. This will help us to get longer service life and save time to maintain or repair
Besides cuttings separation in drilling mud, the centrifuge is also used to recycle some barite. And decanter centrifuge is widely used in waste management, oil sludge treatment more and more.
The decanter centrifuge bowl size is ranged from 450x1000mm to 530x1320mm. Different size drums will produce a different flow rate. Of course, the speed is not the same on all centrifuge.
Worldwide, a hundred decanters are already in use in the drilling slurry industry. Aipu solids control has a broad range of experience and numerous references that offer you decisive advantages:
Please check below technical specifications on APLW centrifuge for your reference.
Model | APLW450X842 | APLW450X1000 | APGLW355X1258 | APGLW450X1258 | APGLW530X1320 |
Drum Dia. | 450mm | 450mm | 355mm | 450mm | 530mm |
Drum Length | 842mm | 1000mm | 1258mm | 1258mm | 1320mm |
Lambda Ratio | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Drum Shape | Conical | ||||
Working Speed | 1800rpm | 2200rpm | 3200rpm | 3000rpm | 2800rpm |
Main Motor | 22kw | 30kw | 30kw | 37kw | 55kw |
Back Drive Motor | 5.5kw | 7.5kw | 7.5kw | 11kw | 11kw |
Max. Capacity | 40m³/h | 50m³/h | 35m³/h | 60m³/h | 65m³/h |
Separation Point | 2-7microns | ||||
Separation Factor | 815G | 1215G | 2035G | 2250G | 1817G |
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