VIBRATORY SEPARATOR

摘要

A vibratory separator (120) for screening solids laden drilling mud, said vibratory separator comprising at least one screen (121, 122, 123) arranged in a basket (101) isolated from a base (105) , vibratory apparatus (107) for vibrating said at least one screen and means (131, 132, 133) for adjusting the angle of said at leas t one screen, such that in use solids laden drilling mud forms a pool on said at least one screen, the pool having a surface (137, 13 8, 139), the surface having a trailing edge defining a beach characterized in that a measuring device (124, 125, 126) is arranged to measure a distance related to the position of the surface to assess the length of said beach.