HMA PLANT

OPERATION
Types Of Plants
BATCH DRUM MIXER
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Basic Purpose Of HMA
Plants
To produce a quality
hot asphalt mixture
that contains the
desired proportions
of asphalt and
aggregate and meets
all specifications.
Batch plant
typical layout
Storage
Silo
Batch
Tower
Dryer
Conveyor Belt
Aggregate
Bins
Burner
Asphalt Storage
Hot
elevator
Drum Mixer Plant
typical layout
Storage
Silo
Dryer
Conveyor Belts
Aggregate
Bins
Burner
Asphalt Storage
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Common Plant Operations
Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
Dust control and collection
Mix storage
Weighing and handling
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Common Plant Operations
Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
Dust control and collection
Mix storage
Weighing and handling
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Aggregate Stockpile
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Stockpiling Operations
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Cold Feed
BINS
Conveyor
Belts
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Common Plant Operations
Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
Dust control and collection
Mix storage
Weighing and handling
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Hma Mixing Plants Create
Dust
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Centrifugal Dust Collector
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Baghouse Dust Collector
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Collector Efficiency
74 micron
30 micron
10 micron
5 micron
1 micron
Cylone (80-90%)
Multicone (80-90%)
Wet collector (90-96%)
Baghouse
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Common Plant Operations
Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
Dust control and collection
Mix storage
Weighing and handling
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Storage Stucture
Typical Layout
HOT
MIX
PLANT
Surge
Bin
Conveyor
SURGE
SILO
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Common Plant Operations
Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
Dust control and collection
Mix storage
Weighing and handling
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Plants are computer
controlled
TRUCK BEING
LOADED FROM
A DIRECTLY
FROM A BATCH
PLANT
Truck Being Loaded From A
Surge Silo
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Truck
Loading
from a
Surge
Bin
BATCH PLANT
typical layout
Storage
Silo
Batch
Tower
Dryer
Conveyor Belt
Aggregate
Bins
Burner
Asphalt Storage
Hot
elevator
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Batch Plant
Batch Tower
Pug Mill
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Burner - Batch Plant
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Schematic of
a batch plant
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Screen Deck
HOT BINS
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Pug Mill
Drum Mixer Plant
typical layout
Storage
Silo
Dryer
Conveyor Belts
Aggregate
Bins
Burner
Asphalt Storage
Drum Dryer Mixer
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Temperature Profile in Drum
Mixer
Dryer For Drum Dryer Mix
Plant
Dryer For A Drum Mixer Plant
Aggregate
Entry Point
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Controls
Small Drum Mixer Plant
Sometimes Things Go Wrong
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Questions - ?