2.4. Solids Equipment Evaluation


2.4.1. Hydrocyclone

Task is used to evaluate hydrocyclone work process-related parameters.

Input Values
Average Weight of Sample Average weight of slurry sample collected
Volume of Sample Collected Volume of slurry sample collected
Time to collect sample Time spent on collecting of slurry sample in format hh:mm:ss, where hh - hours, mm - minutes, ss - seconds
Results
Solids Fraction, Vol% Volume concentration of solids in the mud
Mass rate of solids removed Mass rate of solids removed by one cone of a hydrocyclone
Volume rate of water ejected Volume of water ejected by one cone of a hydrocyclone