How mud cleaner works

If we want to know how mud cleaner works,at first,we should know what is components of mud cleaner.

Components of mud cleaner

In general mud cleaner mud is the second and third phase solids control equipments, combined desander cones, desilter cones and a under fluids shale shaker together.

How mud cleaner works

The feed slurry of solids and liquid is fed through the inlet at a high velocity obtained by steady pressure of twenty-five. The high velocity transmitted to the feed section creates a spinning velocity and resulting centrifugal forces.The vortex finder causes the stream to spiral downward towards the hydro cyclone wall,in a downward spiraling stream.

The solids seperate according to size and weight particles.In the density range of particles in drilling fluids ,size is of far more influence than the variations in density so that basically the biggest particles settle first and fattest.

The cone section narrows ,inner layer of the downward spiining liquid turn back toward the overflow because of the increasing centrifugal forces near the center.

How desilter works

Desilter is consisted of desilter hydrocyclones, usually it is 4” cyclone. The number of the cone can be customized according to the treating capacity you need.

There are two types desilter, one is with underflow shaker, the other one is without shaker. Most of the world famous solids control equipments supplier such as Derrick, Brandt, they design a type without underflow shaker, and used a hacking instead of the shaker. But in most situation, Kosun desilter is with underflow shaker.