“Zarandas lineales” is also called linear motion shale shaker, there are “Zarandas lineales”,“elípticas zarandas” by vibration mode. At present “Zarandas lineales” are the most popular type shale shaker used in the oilfield.
Shale shaker is used to separate most of the solids from the drilling fluids so that the mud can be re-used, its working principle is to use the vibration strength to separate the solids from the shaker screens, so there are 2 important factor to determine the shaker performance: G-force &shaker screen.