Batching Plant (Asphalt)

By: Kent Bantillo Rabino

Choulo Noderama Planas
Jorwel Vincent Villaluna
Introduction

The asphalt plant (Asphalt Mixing Plant)

is also called asphalt batching plant
adopts modular design, easy installation
and maintenance, fast removal and
transportation. It is mainly used for the
construction of highways, highways,
municipal roads, airports and ports.
Asphalt Batch Mix Plant Operation

The operation of asphalt batch mix plant

starts from feeding the aggregates into
feeder bins. The operation ends when hot
mix asphalt is discharged into the truck.
 AGGREGATES

Asphalt Batch Mix Plant

 Asphalt Batch Mix Plant Process:

The process of asphalt batch mix plant is

explained in details below. This equipment
makes hot mix asphalt in batches. Each batch
is of a specific proportion of each item that we
need to mix.
Feeding Cold Aggregates
This is the very first step. Different sized
aggregates are fed into the different feeder
bins. This helps in getting proper proportion of
each size as per the need. Each bin will have
individual gear and variable speed drive motor.
It is possible to control the speed of each bin
to get proper proportion of each item.
COLD AGGREGATE FEEDER (4 BIN)
Aggregate Heating by Drying drum

Drying drum is one of the important components of

an asphalt plant. It is equipped with a burner unit on
one side of the rotating drum. The drum is inclined
and allows the material to flow freely from one end
to the other. The aggregates are transferred to the
drying drum after they pass through a primary
screening unit. Once inside the dryer, the high
temperature inside the dryer will help to get rid of
the moisture content in the aggregates. Here the
burner unit plays an important role. The lifting
mechanism of the drying drum flights allows
aggregates to heat up evenly.
DRYING DRUM
Pollution Control Unit
(Pre Separator and Bag House)

Major air pollution concern is the dryer burner.

A clogged or a dirty burner and or improper air
to fuel ratio can result in excessive smoke and
also other combustion by products. Close
attention and cleanliness in maintaining and
adjustments of burners and accessories is
important.
Dust from the aggregates can also be reason for
air pollution. Dust emissions can be kept under
control by use of anti pollution equipments.
POLLUTION CONTROL UNIT
Dust Hopper
All dust collect from bag house is accumulated
in the dust hopper and some dust external
source can also added into dust hopper.
Bucket Elevator transferring the aggregates

As soon as the aggregates leave the dust hopper

they enter the bucket elevator. Bucket elevator
is a long and covered structure going up to the
top of the tower unit. On top of the tower unit
we have vibrating screen. The bucket elevator
has many buckets that are attached to a chain.
This elevator unit will transfer the heated
aggregates to the top of tower unit and help
them enter the top of the vibrating screen unit.
Hot Elevator or Bucket Elevator
Vibrating Screen
On top of the tower unit we have the vibrating
screen unit. This screening unit is multi layered
and fully covered unit. Screens of different sizes
are laid out in succession one below the other.
As the aggregates fall on top of the first layer of
the screen they will be treated to a vibrating
effect. This vibrating effect will help the material
to pass from one screen to the other. As they
pass from one screen to the other the oversize
material will be removed as they will not be able
to pass through the top most screen.
Vibrating Screen
Hot bins
After the screening is over all the materials
will be separated and stored in different
compartments. These compartments are called
as hot bins. They will store the aggregates and
help in weighing the same before the
aggregates are discharged into the mixing unit.
Hot Bins
Bitumen and Dust Weigh System

The bitumen and dust from their

respective storage are supplied to their
respective weighing than where it
measured accurately and then efficiently
discharge to the mixer.
BITUMEN
DUST
Mixer
The special configuration of the adoptating
arms ensures that there are blending giving of
a modernize mixture with a shortest possible
time. Mixing the aggregates in a high quality
mixture.
Mixer
Storage Silo
Asphalt mixture is now stored in silo and from
there it will ready to discharge into the truck.
Storage Silo
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