Bulk material processing system and method

A bulk material processing system, comprising:

• a conveyor assembly including:
• a conveyor with a conveyor surface supporting a plurality of constituents of a bulk material received from a bulk material source;
• and
• a motor configured to generate conveyor movement;
• a heating assembly including a first heater configured to generate heat at a first heating zone on the conveyor surface;
• a coating application assembly including a first coating source configured to provide a first liquid coating to a first spray nozzle configured to spray the first liquid coating onto a portion of the plurality of constituents of the bulk material in the first heating zone while the first heater is activated;
• and
• a controller including computer readable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that when executed cause a processor to:
• vary an amount of the heat generated by the first heater based on an amount of the first liquid coating sprayed onto the portion of the plurality of constituents by the first spray nozzle to change the plurality of constituents from an uncooked state to a cooked state;
• wherein the amount of the first liquid coating is determined based on one or more sensors which include a first flowrate sensor that is coupled to the first spray nozzle.