Drilling Mud Mixing Agitator With Helical Bevel Gear Box Mud Mixer

The agitator is drilling fluids mud mixing equipment that keeps solids in drilling fluids suspending, with no deposit in the mud tank bottom.

AIPU series agitators

There are different models APMA3, APMA7.5, APMA11, APMA15, PMA18,PMA22,etcetera. Presently, the helical bevel geared ones are usually APMA7.5. While the APMA15 is geared with a helical worm reducer. For mud agitators, we produce gearbox driven by 5.5kw, 7.5kw, 11kw, 15kw, 18.5kw, 22kw, and 30kw motors.
And the agitators can be the horizontal type or the vertical type. According to users’ preferences, we’ll provide different customization services. The impellers can be a single layer or double layer. The blades are the canted type for better agitation performance.

Why use drilling mud agitators

Drilling mud agitators are popular auxiliary equipment used in drilling mud systems. In oilfields, mud tanks are the platform for a whole solids control system. On tanks, there are shakers, mud cleaner, centrifuge, pumps, agitators, and so on

Mud tanks are used to reserve drilling fluids. During whole well drilling, we need drilling mud and we maintain and process drilling mud for better property and to save drilling costs. Mud agitators will help us to mix or agitate the drilling fluids. Under the impellers’ rotation, the useful solids will suspend without sediment

We know the agitator is consisting of a motor and reducer. Combining them together will get a proper turn speed. Under proper TOR the drilling fluids will be at a high property for better circulation throughout the mud system

Technical parameters of APMA agitators

Mud Agitator Options

A horizontal worm gear type agitator is the most popular agitator used in oil and gas mud tanks because it’s cost-effective. There are coupler options for agitator to protect gear or options without a coupler for saving cost.

A horizontal bevel gear type agitator is a very good option for larger torque and minimum footprint. The bevel gear is much higher in torque compared to the worm gear. Better performance, higher cost.

The vertical mud agitator is well used for vertical tanks with a small footprint but higher height.

AIPU supplies mud agitator for the above options as per the buyer’s request and cost budget. Other than the agitator, AIPU supplies a series of equipment for mud tanks or a whole tank with all tank attachments.

Sharpe Mixers gear drives portable mixers are the best choice for volumes up to 3000 USG with higher solids concentrations. The slower speed provides the higher torque that is necessary to mix the higher apparent viscosity associated with drilling mud. Large diameter Hyflo 218 impellers produce much more flow per horsepower than other impellers on the market.

For larger applications, the Sharpe E Series mixers take over from our portable series with larger impellers ensuring large volumes are mixed adequately. The E series is also designed for low headroom requirements with a right-angle drive design.

How to select a mud agitator?

According to mud tank specification and drilling mud property(volume, dimension, SG)
Confirm the exact model and quantity we need (usually 3 meters per set)
Confirm the detail specs of impeller and shaft per tank size(tank height/depth)
To check which type reducer you prefer(Helical worm, helical bevel)
Other special requirements (Reduce ratio, installation position, color)

At AIPU you can get many flexible configuration and solution on the equipment/system. Besides above listed information, some configuration is customizable. For any question or demand, just feel free to contact us.