Dual drum recycle asphalt drying and mixing method and apparatus
US5090813A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01C2019/1095
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An asphalt drum drying and mixing plant capable of using recycled pavement aggregate material includes two interacting drums, each being heated to different temperatures. A first drum is a parallel flow drying and mixing drum. The recycled material is introduced at the intake or feed end of this first drum and dried and heated to a comparatively low temperature in a first region of the first drum. A burner of relatively lower heat generation capacity furnishes heated gases. The recycled material is protected by supplying the gases through a cylindrical combustion chamber within which the fuel is completely burned such that no luminous gases enter the drum and contact the recycled material. A second, adjacent region of the parallel flow drum is the mixing region. The recycled material is transferred to the mixing region with the close control over the temperature at which the material enters the mixing region. The parallel flow drum also has an intermediate feed chute through which virgin aggregate material is added. The virgin aggregate is heated in a counterflow drum to a temperature higher than the recycled material and the temperature of the final mix is controlled by changing t…
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