Screen performance is affected by different issues. Please find details below

Issues affecting screen performance

Users care much on screen performance as it is important for a shaker even a mud system performance. Shaker screen is key spare part to shale shaker we know the cost and the whole effectiveness impact users' selection.

What issues will affect screens performance during operation? We suppose the screen mesh size selection is correct. Then let's check if shaker is in good condition. The drilling mud property, the drilled solids content, the shaker G force, the screen installation proper or not, the operator ability, screen quality itself. If the screen API size was not selected properly performance will not be good neither

Screen performance

How to control screen performance?

After understanding above issues we know to get better screen performance have to control screen use and quality at the beginning.

From the quality control. Choosing suppliers strictly under quality control procedure. Also inspect screens by checking API size, the material certificate, the COC and so on;

From the working condition. Make sure the shakers are in good condition. Checking the rubber sealing, the springs, the screen compressing system, motor condition, etc;

screen performance at site

Form the operators capability. Train them for better ability, do some test to make sure they will handle screen problem properly, make sure they are responsible for minor failures or problem during operation;

Do the necessary assistant work on mud testing to get optimal screen selection

What performance of AIPU screen you can get?

AIPU Screen is high quality item. Replacement for almost shaker screen in oilfield all over the world can be found here. We promise the high quality raw material with S.S316 and S.S316L, the finer screen cloth with larger conductance, strict and professional manufacture procedure

How long can AIPU screen last? Screen performance defined by service life much. Our screens life range from 160hours to 520hours according to different clients' feedback on different model screen under different working condition. However, all of them are satisfied with our screen since they compared ours with original ones based on both time and cost

Please let us know the point you doubt. You will get solutions here

Wire mesh screens are referred as the shale shaker screen. Wire mesh is the main material of screen panel, it can be said the key issue of screen quality.

Why wire mesh screens are important to shaker?

Wire mesh screens is the filtration medium on shaker. The exact cut point or separation point will help to get clean drilling fluids without cuttings. Durable wire mesh cloth will last long time during operation. The high-quality S.S wire mesh will have a better corrosion-resistant performance, as well as a better performance of the abrasion-resistant

wire mesh screens

So we have to make sure the raw material qualified and keep screens high-quality. How to select high quality wire mesh? The raw material of wire should be supplied along with the mill test report, and inspect wire roundness. Or check the wire mesh product with the measuring meter to tell specs and content. Only with the high quality essential materials the shaker screen life and performance are assured.

What is the high-quality wire mesh?

Wire mesh defined the wire mesh screens quality. So the even roundness of wire, the even and exact opening, the high grade of stainless steel, and so on are the issues of high quality wire mesh

wire mesh material

How to get high quality shaker screen panels

From the wire mesh cloth to the supporting frame. Checking the manufacturer or supplier qualification. Checking the information and files from supplier, if professional or not. Requesting the sample for test if possible

Provide the right actual working condition to suppliers and get the suggestion from them. Proper configuration should be based on your requirements and working condition. This will impact quality performance during operation

Shake screen loading

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Shaker screens are important part for shaker even whole solids control system.  At Aipu there are various of shaker screen panels. The tensioning way, the material, color, configuration and so on

Shaker screens for Aipu shaker

Aipu shaker including the Hunter-MG and Hunter-D series, also the custom built types. Screens for Aipu shaker including composite frame screen, hook strap screen. They are interchangeable with Mongoose and Derrick 48-30 screens.

Furthermore, we manufacture the shaker for oil sludge treatment and desanding plant with double deck. Among all we delivered shakers, there are also polyurethane screen, the wedge wire filter screen, and so on

Shaker screens for double deck shaker

Features of double deck shaker

Why users like double decked shaker? Because the total filtration area is large and it's compact if used as 4 in 1. Some double decked shaker will be used as shaker+mud cleaner. The 2 decks act as shaker and mud cleaner bottom screen with different mesh size

Shale shaker is the 1st phase solids control equipment, while mud cleaner is integration of 2nd and 3rd phase equipment. Use double decked shaker along with hydrocyclone request much less space on tank top.

Double decked shakers

Per different use or application, the double decked shaker could be mounted with different screen for better efficiency and performance during operation.

Double decked shale shaker screen panels

Double decked shaker could be with 2 same size deck or different size deck. The screens for them could be same or different, too. For example, we have delivered one set double decked shaker to Germany for tunneling desanding plant. We fit one deck hook strap screen and one deck polyurethane with 3 pcs screen per layer

We also ever produced the double deck shakers with 2 layer S.S wire wedge screen panel bolted on decks. Others are fit with composite framed screen on double decks of 8 panels shaker screen

One famous brand multiple layer shaker is NOV Brandt VSM300. It holds 3 decks with 3 different size screen panels.

As per actual application and industry, the shaker and screen for double deck will be compatible with each other and benefit much on operation efficiency and performance.

Please feel free to contact Aipu solids control for further interest or any question

Shaker screen is treated as important wearing part for shale shaker. Almost shale shaker screens panel consist following parts. The structure including frame, the back plate, then the screen cloth, seal rubber, etc. Lets find shaker screen features below.

Shaker screen frame

Much like a canvas for painting a screen has to be supported on a frame in order to do its job, this frame differs among manufacturers in both material and shape. Materials such as square steel tubing, flat steel sheets, plastic, composites, or strips of steel (similar to a scroll) can be used to make screen frames. But the polyurethane screen doesn't request frame only need 1 square rod on each side as support

The frames comprise a rectangular-shaped outer perimeter that divides into small individual inner panels. Manufacturers produce these smaller panels in varying shapes such as square, hexagonal, and even triangular. And even on one panel screen, the holes can be different size. Such as NOV Brandt VSM300 series screen. Shaker screen frame is also related with shaker screen price

Aipu shaker screen

Wire mesh of screen panels

We know wire mesh or screen cloth is important part of shaker screens. So the mesh is another critical feature of shaker screens just like thread is woven together to create cloth, metal wire can be woven to create a metal cloth. Screen mesh has evolved over many years of competitive screen manufacturing resulting in very thin yet strong cloth designed to maximize screen life and conductance as well as to provide a consistent cut point.

Different shape of holes on screen cloth will affect screen efficiency or performance so the API designation will be different.

To increase the conductance of a mesh screen, you must minimize the amount of material in the way, achieved by either reducing the wire diameter or weaving the cloth to produce rectangular openings. Rectangular openings increase the screens conductance while minimizing the effect on its cut point where as square openings provide a more consistent cut point but offer a lower conductance.

We can't mark our screen panel as API RP13C standard if we don't test the Aipu shaker screen by professional party. The screen mesh size is a bit different with API size. Since API size designation will include the cut point, the conductance, the non blank area.

Shaker screen life

Evaluate screen panels quality, screen life is first issue to consider. To maximize screen life most manufacturers build their screens with multiple layers of mesh over a very sturdy backing cloth to further protect the cloth against solids loading and wear.

The multiple layers of screen act as a de-blinding mechanism pushing near sized particles, which may get stuck in the openings, out of the mesh reducing blinding issues and keeping the shaker screen surface available for use.

Although the performance of these shaker screens is quite impressive the only way to truly gauge the performance of any screen is to try it out and collect comparative data of your own. Under different working condition the same shaker screens will reflect different performance. Please do involve all issues when select or level the shaker screens

You have more question on screen features? You'd like to know the features of your present shaker screen practical or not? Please contact AIPU solids now.