Shaker screen features will affect shale shaker performance per field practice. How they impact it? What is the detail?

What are the shaker screen features?

Based on API RP13C, the screen panel features including the cut point, the conductance, the non blanked area. What is the actual impact or issue? Cut point means under D100, the mesh size of solids separated out of materials. Such as 300microns, 63microns, and so on. The conductance is an important issue to define the screens filtration efficiency. And the non blanked area is another reference of effective filtration area.

Shaker screen features

If consider the screens thoroughly on many different aspects, there are features of screen form, screen quality, screen appearance, screen fitness or compatibility, shaker screen weight, and so on

What are good features of high quality shaker screen? The high conductance, the larger effective filtration area, as well as the exact cut point per API RP13C, and the right fit on shaker during operation. The applicability means the selection of certain screens for shaker will do help to enhance screen performance or get long life screens

How AIPU get well featured shaker screen?

Good shaker screen features will help users to decrease maintenance cost and enhance shaker performance. AIPU focus on making high quality screen with great features. How can we achieve that?

AIPU Shaker screen

From the very beginning of shaker screen fabrication. We'll select high quality stainless steel wire mesh, The standard and accurate opening screen cloth. Also the support frame, and composite frame materials.

During manufacture, we'll do strict inspection after each procedure. Such as screen cutting, frame welding, composite frame injection, vulcanization, and so on. Furthermore, AIPU screen configuration has been tested per API RP13C with conform result

Order screen panel from AIPU Solids control

Place order on screen panel to AIPU Solids you will enjoy below:

1. High quality screen with great features.

2. High cost-effectiveness solution.

3. Economical solution in macroscopical view.

4. Circumspect service.

5. Professional suggestion for optimal use on screen panels

Replacement screen is not accepted by all users. Why? They trust, original shaker screen will benefit much on shaker performance, efficiency, and life. We have to clarify the truth.

Replacement screen and original screen weight

“The replacement screens are heavier than the OEM screens, thus somehow impacting the life and performance of the shaker."

Replacement screen under loading

Every manufacturer of shaker screens builds their screens in a different manner. Some screens are lighter than others, and some screens are heavier than others. Some are made of a lightweight composite material, while some are made from steel tubing. The myth here is that the weight difference between the OEM vs. Replacement Screen would somehow affect the life of the shaker itself.

The weight between OEM screens vs. “Replacement” screens really does not impact the shaker in field application. Please find following example

If a shale shaker is under normal operating conditions, the shaker bed will be flooded with at least 50 gallons of fluid. Some shakers will run 84 gallons of fluid. At 10ppg this equals 840 pounds displaced over the 4 screens, an average of 210 pounds of fluid per screen.

Now, does anyone really think 8-10 pounds in screen weight will matter?

If so, how can the shaker withstand 17ppg mud weight with an average of 357 pounds of fluid per screen?

“Replacement Screens Will VOID a Warranty”

The Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) are trying to force the issue on using their screens on their own equipment. It has been said that in most cases the OEM will cancel the warranty on their shakers if you do not use their screen. It is our understanding that NONE of the OEM ever warranted their shaker baskets. To our knowledge, when asked, they will admit the shaker frame or bed is warranted for defects such as cracking, warping etc., but not for wear. Or they will be responsible for the whole shaker and main parts (Motor, control panel, and so on)quality under legal operation

Now, you find, it really doesn't matter whether you use original screen or not

Wish our points can give you and any of your friends some reference. Any further question or interest just come to us freely!