High Shear Hoppers
The shear hopper diffuses additives into your materials by means of high velocity, suction, turbulence and recirculation. Additives can be added manually and liquids can be added from a drum or tank. It requires fewer polymer or surfactant and up to 50% less bentonite.
High Shear Mixing Equipment
The PSI shear mixer is both a radial premixer — eliminating clumping, fisheyes and microgel — and mixing eductor — providing vigorous mixing and robust shearing.
FEATURES
- 6” Mixing Eductor with high density, high abrasion resistant Urethane Nozzle & Diffuser
- Powder Pre-wetter line
- 4” Feed Inlet pressure gauge on feed inlet, liquid filled
- 24” Conical hopper with 6” butterfly valve and 30” x 48” work table constructed in 304 Stainless Steel
- 4” Suction vacuum gauge on suction, liquid filled
- All components are assembled with Groove type connections (quick disconnect)
- Operating Pressure 40-50 psi (92-115 ft/hd)
- Net Weight: 4 in – 300 lbs 6 in – 480 lbs
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High Shear Hoppers
The shear hopper efficiently diffuses additives into materials using high velocity and turbulence, requiring fewer polymers and reducing bentonite usage by up to 50%. The PSI shear mixer acts as both a radial premixer, preventing clumping, and a mixing eductor, ensuring vigorous mixing and robust shearing.
Problems a High Shear Hopper Solves in Drilling Fluid Mixing
Clumps and Fisheyes
Dry polymer and bentonite that hit liquid without enough shear form lumps that never fully hydrate. The PSI shear mixer eliminates clumping and fisheyes before reaching your tanks.
Microgel
Partially hydrated polymer creates microgel that is a sign of poor hydration. PSI shear hoppers provide dynamic shearing and rapid hydration which reduce microgels at the point of mixing.
Wasted Additive
When material does not hydrate, you add more to hit target properties. PSI reports that the shear hopper requires fewer polymers or surfactants and up to 50% less bentonite.
Extra Equipment
Low pressure loss mixing removes the need for extra mixing equipment and reduces the amount of waste needing disposal, which minimizes the environmental impact of that waste.
How to Specify a PSI High Shear Hopper
To size the right unit quickly, have this information ready when you contact our team:
1. Additives you will mix, such as bentonite, polymers or surfactants
2. Base liquid and whether it comes from a drum, a tank or the active system
3. Feed pump size and the pressure it can deliver at the inlet (the unit operates at 40 to 50 psi)
4. Volume and rate of material you need to blend
5. Inlet and discharge connection sizes at your tank or mud system
6. 4 inch or 6 inch Hydrodyne jet pump preference
High Shear Hopper Applications
Here is how our progressive cavity pumps for oil field, wastewater, and industrial customers put that reliability to work.
Oil and Gas Drilling: Drilling Fluid Mixing
On the rig, the high shear hopper adds bentonite, polymers and other dry additives to the active system or a pre mix tank. Operators use it to build and maintain fluid properties, and it pairs with MAX2000® mud agitators and MAX2000® mud guns to keep the mixed fluid moving and suspended.
Mining and Mineral Processing
Operations that blend powdered reagents or conditioners into process water or slurry can use a no moving parts eductor mixer to wet and disperse material without clumping.
Construction and Drilling Projects
Projects that prepare bentonite or polymer slurries for boring, trenching or ground support need fast, lump free mixing at the job site. The stainless steel build and quick disconnect connections suit portable and temporary setups.
Industrial Processing and Environmental Projects
Plants and remediation crews that add dry treatment chemicals to liquid streams benefit from vigorous shearing, uniform blending and low waste mixing.
Who We Build For
- Drilling contractors and rig operators
- Mud engineers and drilling fluid service companies
- Oilfield service companies and equipment packagers
- Mining and mineral processing operations
- Construction and specialty drilling contractors
- Industrial plant and facility managers
- Equipment dealers and distributors
High Shear Hopper Specifications
Process Solutions International (PSI) designs and manufactures high shear hoppers, also called shear mixers or mud mixing hoppers, for crews that need to add dry material to a mud system without lumps and without wasted product. Each unit pairs a 24 inch stainless steel conical hopper with a 6 inch butterfly valve, a powder pre wetter line and a mixing eductor with a high abrasion resistant urethane nozzle and diffuser. It is a proven piece of oilfield material handling equipment that moves large volumes of material rapidly while drilling and sustains high output.
| Specification | Detail |
| Mixing Eductor |
6 in with high density, high abrasion resistant urethane nozzle and diffuser
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| Powder Pre Wetter | Annular jet pump pre wetter line |
| Nozzle | Twin turbine nozzle |
| Hopper | 24 in conical hopper, 304 stainless steel |
| Feed Valve | 6 in butterfly valve |
| Work Table | 30 x 48 in, 304 stainless steel |
| Feed Inlet Gauge | 4 in pressure gauge, liquid filled |
| Suction Gauge | 4 in vacuum gauge, liquid filled |
| Operating Pressure | 40 to 50 psi (92 to 115 ft of head) |
| Connections |
Groove type, quick disconnect, on all components. Feed inlet and blended discharge are groove type connections.
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| Moving Parts | None |
| Jet Pump Sizes |
4 in Hydrodyne jet pump and 6 in Hydrodyne jet pump
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| Dimensions | 28 x 48 x 41 in (both sizes) |
| Net Weight | 4 in unit: 328 lbs. 6 in unit: 480 lbs. |
| Manufacturing |
Made in the USA by an ISO certified manufacturer
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