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HYDROCYCLONE DESILTER [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

A centrifugal device for removing sand from drilling fluid to prevent abrasion of the pumps.

OBS

A desander may be operated mechanically or by a fast-moving stream of fluid inside a special cone-shaped vessel, in which case it is sometimes called a hydrocyclone desilter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipos de construcción
  • Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
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