Definition(s)


Hopper (Mud Hopper)

Large funnel- or coned-shaped device into which dry components are poured to uniformly mix the components with liquids or slurries that are flowing through the lower part of the cone.

Source: API RP 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, December 2010. Global Standards

 

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