LOBESTAR SHEAR MIXER- Efficient Chemical Mixing and Blending providing rapid hydration, uniform dispersion and fast delivery.

THE LOBESTAR® Shear Mixer - HIGHLY EFFICIENT CHEMICAL MIXING AND BLENDING

The introduction of new drilling fluids has presented a challenge in adequate mixing and delivery techniques. The LOBESTAR® Shear Mixer meets the demanding requirements for getting the most potential from a chemical product.

The LOBESTAR® Shear Mixer is a combination of two major components that are essential in providing rapid hydration, uniform dispersion and fast delivery. The two components that make up the LOBESTAR® Shear Mixer are; the RADIAL PREMIXER and the LOBESTAR® MIXING EDUCTOR.

Lobestar Shear Mixer Assembly with Table & Hopper

BENEFITS:

Speed Mixing

Dynamic Shearing

Rapid Hydration

Uniform Blend

Maximum Performance

Stabilization

Dust Containment

Long Distance Delivery

Minimum Air Induction

No Moving Parts

A slip stream is diverted from the primary pressurized flow to a tangential inlet to the RADIAL PREMIXER that is positioned above the LOBESTAR® MIXING EDUCTOR suction inlet. The partial flow stream entering produces a strong vortex and radiates outwardly to the wall of the RADIAL PREMIXER. Powdered and granular materials that are led through the conical hopper located above the PREMIXER are drawn into a low pressure eye of the swirling fluid. The centrifugal force that is generated in the RADIAL PREMIXER separates the individual particles as the “wetting-out” process is completed. This eliminates clumping, “fish-eyes” and microgels. The slurry is then drawn into the mixing chamber of the LOBESTAR® MIXING EDUCTOR.

Radial Premixer

The LOBESTAR® MIXING EDUCTOR utilizes a continuous pressurized liquid stream as the motive power, generally a centrifugal pump, to convert the pressure energy into a high velocity stream. The high velocity liquid stream caused by the converging geometry of the LOBESTAR® JET NOZZLE produces a low pressure region (near perfect vacuum @ 25 PSI) in the mixing chamber of the EDUCTOR, drawing in the premixed slurry from the RADIAL PREMIXER. The LOBESTAR® JET NOZZLE orifice configuration generates both axial and radial vortices that interact and cause enhanced interfacial contact in the mixing chamber of the LOBESTAR® MIXING EDUCTOR. This downstream interaction provides turbulent mixing and dynamic shear The results are rapid hydration, uniform dispersion and fast delivery.

DYNAMIC SHEARING WITHOUT PRODUCT DAMAGE

The ability of a fluid to perform a specific function is dependent on it's rheologoical properties. Adequate mixing, entrainment and shearing are essential in providing product performance.