Magnetic vibratory screen clamping
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1. A method, comprising:
- vibrating a basket assembly of a vibratory separator by accelerating said basket assembly with a vibratory motor apparatus that is operatively coupled to said basket assembly;
sensing acceleration of said basket assembly with a sensory apparatus that is operatively coupled to said basket assembly;
sending a signal representing said sensed acceleration from said sensory apparatus to a control apparatus;
adjusting acceleration of said basket assembly with said control apparatus based on said signal representing said sensed acceleration;
energizing an electro-magnetic clamp apparatus to thereby releasably secure at least one screen to at least one respective screen support in said basket assembly; and
de-energizing said electro-magnetic clamp apparatus to thereby release said at least one screen assembly from said at least one respective screen support.
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Abstract
Methods for automatically controlling a vibratory separator for processing drilling fluid are disclosed. The methods include introducing material to a vibratory separator, and sensing with a sensor apparatus a state parameter indicative of operation of the vibratory separator and providing a signal indicative of a value of the state parameter to a control apparatus. Then, with the control apparatus, automatically controlling the vibratory separator based on the level of the state parameter.
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1. A method, comprising:
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vibrating a basket assembly of a vibratory separator by accelerating said basket assembly with a vibratory motor apparatus that is operatively coupled to said basket assembly; sensing acceleration of said basket assembly with a sensory apparatus that is operatively coupled to said basket assembly; sending a signal representing said sensed acceleration from said sensory apparatus to a control apparatus; adjusting acceleration of said basket assembly with said control apparatus based on said signal representing said sensed acceleration; energizing an electro-magnetic clamp apparatus to thereby releasably secure at least one screen to at least one respective screen support in said basket assembly; and de-energizing said electro-magnetic clamp apparatus to thereby release said at least one screen assembly from said at least one respective screen support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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introducing a flow of a material mixture comprising drilling fluid and solids to a basket assembly of a vibratory separator, said basket assembly comprising at least one screen that is supported by at least one respective screen support mounted therein; vibrating said basket assembly so as to separate at least a portion of said solids from said material mixture, wherein vibrating said basket comprises accelerating said basket with a vibratory motor apparatus that is operatively coupled thereto; sensing acceleration of said basket assembly with a sensory apparatus that is operatively coupled to said basket assembly and sending a signal representing said sensed acceleration from said sensory apparatus to a control apparatus; increasing acceleration of said basket assembly when said sensed acceleration is less than a preselected acceleration, wherein increasing acceleration of said basket assembly comprises controlling with, said control apparatus, a force applied to said basket assembly by said vibratory motor apparatus; and sending an energizing temporary electric pulse signal from a controller device to an electro-magnetic clamp apparatus, wherein said energizing temporary electric pulse signal energizes said electro-magnetic clamp device to a magnetic state so as to releasably secure said at least one screen to said at least one respective screen support. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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