Assessment and control of centrifuge operation

A method, comprising:

• measuring a heat transfer property of a drilling fluid flowing through a first output of a centrifuge with a first heat transfer property sensor;
• and
• determining, based on the measured heat transfer property, an operational parameter of flail the centrifuge through which the drilling fluid flows with a controller.

A well system, comprising:

• a drilling fluid that circulates through a wellbore and a drilling fluid conditioning system, wherein the drilling fluid conditioning system comprises a centrifuge, and a first heat transfer property sensor that measures a heat transfer property of the drilling fluid flowing through a first output of the centrifuge;
• and
• a controller that adjusts operation of the centrifuge in response to the measurements of the heat transfer property of the drilling fluid.