Comparing with other solids control equipment like the shale shaker, desander, desilter and other equipment, the decanter centrifuge clearly need more attention and more care during operation in order to make sure a good performance, especially on the 24*7 running jobsites.
As the leading manufacturer of solids control and waste management manufacturer in China, GN has been producing hundreds of decanter centrifuges and GN centrifuges are working all over the world, GN has following tips to share with the decanter centrifuge owners or operators.
GN decanter centrifuge
1. Before confirming the model, collect as much as information including the those points: the jobsite condition, like the temperature, the end users’ special request like the EX standard (ExdIIBT4? IEC EX? ATEX or Gost?), the allowable max electric current, and electric specification of the jobsite（380V, 50HZ? 460V, 60HZ? 415V, 50HZ or others?）. And try to collect as much information of the material to be treated, the largest particle size, the solids contents before treatment, and the allowable largest particle size and solids content after treatment. A right choice of decanter centrifuge is the precondition of its good performance. Those are GN Centrifuge Models for your reference.
2. Before installing and commissioning of the decanter centrifuge, read the user’s manual carefully and get a general idea of the specific model of decanter centrifuge and the control panel. Normally, the VFD controlled decanter centrifuge is more complicated to operate, the operator need to have both mechanical and electric knowledge to handle it, at least for operate it.
3. Assign a specific professional engineer or operator for each decanter centrifuge. His work is to observe the condition of the decanter centrifuge and discover any problem at the first time and solve it. Because the centrifuge is high speed running machine, and when the mud condition changed a bit, it affect the performance and the centrifuge service life.
4. Lubricate the centrifuge on time, especially the bearings. Like GNLW363CG decanter centrifuge, the bearings are original SKF bearing. Good bearings ensure a longer service life on basic that you maintenance them carefully. Per manual’s instruction, some points of decanter centrifuge need to be lubricated every shaft and some need to be lubricated after running some hours.
5. A standard equipment is designed for common conditions, but not for all. In some cases, the end user need to make the jobsite condition to suit the equipment, like to make some isolation for keeping the equipment warm or cool, sometimes, the end users even put the decanter centrifuge in a air conditioned room or container to get an ideal performance.
May you have more questions or need more information, welcome to contact GN freely.
How to Ensure a Good Performance of a Solids Control Decanter Centrifuge is a post from: Drilling Mud Decanter Centrifuge
