Screw conveyor centrifuge including a composite material and method of use
US10533384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/4973
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A centrifuge, including a bowl having a composite material, a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl, and a feed pipe mounted within the screw conveyor for feeding a drilling mud through a feed port in a wall of the screw conveyor to an annular space between the bowl and the wall of the screw conveyor. Also, a method of replacing a centrifuge component, including removing the centrifuge component and installing a new centrifuge component, where the centrifuge components include a bowl and a screw conveyor rotatably mounted within the bowl, and where the new centrifuge component includes a composite material.
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