Linear shale shaker is used in the first phase of solids control. And the efficiency of the shale shaker is limited by some factors, such as the motor power, the screen parameters, the deck angle etc. Today, I will talk about the the effect of the drilling fluid itself to the linear shale shaker.
First, the viscosity of the drilling fluid will influence the efficiency of linear shale shaker. The smaller the viscosity of the drilling fluid is, the higher the efficiency of the linear shale shaker will be. In contrast, the bigger the viscosity of the drilling fluid is, the lower the efficiency of the linear shale shaker will be.
Second, the density of the drilling fluid will influence the efficiency of linear shale shaker. The smaller the density of the drilling fluid is, the higher the efficiency of the linear shale shaker will be. In contrast, the bigger the density of the drilling fluid is, the lower the efficiency of the linear shale shaker will be.
Third, the components of drilling fluid will influence the efficiency of linear shale shaker. The size of the solids should be in the parameter range that the shale shaker is permitted. If the size of the solids are too bigger, the quality and capacity of the product will be influenced.
Brightway produces good linear shale shaker. And Brightway’s shale shaker deals with solids bigger than 76um. Brightway’s linear shale shaker usually deals with fluid with the density 1.2g/m3 and the viscosity 45S.