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Solids control mud gun

Mud gun brief introduction

Mud gun is used to prevent the mud precipitation. It transfers the active mud to each tank compartment in the mud system. Mud gun can mix drilling mud in circulation tank completely. It is an important and special equipment to suspend solids particles evenly and clean tank bottom in drilling mud purification system.

Usually we install mud guns with handle. Connecting mud guns line to the mud guns inlet port flange. At AIPU solids control, we use seamless pipe to make mud gun lines and mud guns tube. No matter it is normal pressure or high pressure.

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The types of mud jet gun

  1. High pressure mud gun. Fed by drilling pump. Small capacity and high pressure.
  2. Middle pressure mud gun.
  3. Low pressure mud gun. Fed by centrifugal pump. Large capacity and low pressure.

The mud gun working principle

Mud guns consist of the moving adjusting lever, flange, mud gun main body, nozzles.

Drilling mud goes out from the sprayer after being driven by the pressure from the pump. Then it stirs drilling fluid when being driven by the turning handle and cleans the precipitated sand at the tank bottom.

Number of mud guns depending on the size of tank. Usually mud gun installed in mud line of mud tank. And mud guns will be configured together with mud agitators. According to the inlet pipe size, there are 2” mud gun and 3” mud gun for option.

The advantages of Aipu mud guns

  1. Adapted a greater seal to ensure a long service life
  2. High pressure and common pressure option for user
  3. Swiveling type and fixed type. Rotation degree up to 360°mix mud complete without blind area
  4. Simple design and compact so convenient to install and handle
  5. 1 or 3 nozzles for option. Then flexible on different application
  6. Easy to operate and maintain. Low cost so lead to more benefits.

How to maintain mud guns?

We need to lubricate the mud guns regularly. Feed lubrication oil has to the sealing part once per 3 weeks at least. We should inspect the connection of the pipeline and the flange regularly to see whether the bolt is loose or not. To avoid any broken or inconvenience we should fasten the bolt in time.

Aipu solids control provide high drilling fluid solids control products including oilfield shale shaker, drilling mud cleaner, desander, desilter, drilling fluids decanter centrifuge, vacuum degasser, mud tanks, drilling mud gun, mud agitator, drilling mud centrifugal pumps and all the other solids control equipment, etc. If you have any demand or question on mud guns please feel free to contact us.

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