Wedge wire filter element also named wedge wire screen is made of V-shape profile wire and longitudinal support rods. Each intersecting point of these wires is fusion welded which makes it has sturdy construction and good mechanical property. The profile wire and support rod can be axial wire or radial wire. It mainly includes internal filtration, external direction filtration. According to the different usage, we can design the flow direction and shape to meet the application requirements. What's more, we can customized the wedge wire filter element such as filter tube, filter basket based on the clients requirements.
Wedge wire filter element is widely used for deep well pump, dive water pump. Also used for waste water treatment, water softening treatment, oil industry, food process, mineral process, and chemical and alkali filtration.
Industries That Can Benefit From Wedge Wire Filtration
- Pulp and paper
- Chemical
- Petrochemical
- Automotive
- Mineral and aggregate processing
- Plastics extrusion
- Adhesive/sealant filtration
- Coatings
- Other highly viscous fluids in many industries
wedge wire filter elements are ideal for many challenging filtration applications. Our filter tubes provides:
- Optimum structural strength for heavy loads
- Minimal plugging and blinding
- High pressure/pulsating pressure capability
- Corrosive application suitability
- Thermal resistance
- Long-life - almost endless cleanability
- Sterile application / food industry suitability
- Low pressure drop
- High flow rate
Liner Pipes & Well Screens
Liner Pipes
For all of our casing pipes we provide processing into liner pipes. High precision laser cutting ensures every slot is 100% up to specs. You can either provide a drawing or we will recommend a slot layout according to your individual requirements.
Our liner pipes are especially cost-effective and of high quality due to imported equipment and technical expertise.
Applications
Wells with medium or coarse sands
Key Features
- Slots are made on base pipes with a large ID/OD ratio.
- High mechanical strength, high flexibility to allow adequate bending, which makes the pipes applicable in complicated well conditions. Also used in open-hole horizontal well completion for sand control.
- Low manufacturing and down hole installation costs.
- Open hole area: 2%-6%.
- Base pipe: J55, N80, P110, etc.
- A continuous slot opening which significantly increases the available open area, thus providing greater access to the water bearing zone.
- High oil production rate due to a large filter area and low flow resistance.
- Uniform and efficient well development due to a continuous slot opening.
- Anti-acid, anti-alkali, and anti-corrosion. Cracks won't become larger because of corrosion.
- Easy backwashing, durable, safe and reliable use and cost effective.
Specifications
- Length: ≤15m (each)
- Outside diameter: 50-500mm
- Slot width: (0.10-4)mm±0.03mm
- Number of slots: As per customer's requirements
- Slot shapes: Straight in line pattern, staggered pattern, spiral pattern
- Slot space: As per customer's requirements
| Out Diameter: |
4-1/2" - 20" |
| lb/ft |
9.5lb/ft - 133lb/ft |
| Length |
R1. R2. R3 |
| Thread |
PTC, STC, LTC, BTC, FlushMax |
| Technique |
Hot rolled |
| Thread protector |
Plastic inside and steel outside with matching threads |
| Outside painting |
Black painting on the body with color rings at the ends according to API 5CT Standard |
| Marking |
API 5CT Standard |
| Third party inspection supported |
SGS, BV, etc. |
| API Base pipe |
Screen ID in |
Screen OD in |
Slot width In |
Slot length In |
| Size in |
Weight lb/ft |
| 2-3/8 |
4.6 |
1.995 |
2.375 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 2-7/8 |
6.4 |
2.441 |
2.875 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 3-1/2 |
9.2 |
2.992 |
3.5 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 4 |
9.5 |
3.548 |
4.0 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 4-1/2 |
12.6 |
3.958 |
4.5 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 5 |
15.0 |
4.409 |
5.0 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 5-1/2 |
17 |
4.894 |
5.5 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 6-5/8 |
24 |
5.921 |
6.625 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
| 7 |
26 |
6.275 |
7.0 |
0.006-0.078 |
3.15 |
Note: The lengths of the slots and the slot pattern can be adjusted according to the special requirements of our customer.
Packing
Each tube is wrapped in a plastic membrane or according to customers' demand.
Slot Types
Straight Mill Slotting
The slots of this slot type are of equal width throughout the wall of the casing, and therefore are more susceptible to clogging by sand from the formation than the Keystone slot described below. The slots are normally cleaned by hydro washing.
Keystone / Undercut Slotting
Trapezoidal seam design making the outer surface of the slot wider than the inner surface, thus greatly reducing the chance of slot clogging clogging. Typically, the trapezoidal slot angle is designed to be 6°.
Slot patterns
Slots are either arranged in parallel or in an offset pattern. The offset pattern offers a better stability.
Note: Please also take a look at our high quality sand screens.
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