Batch asphalt mix plant
AssigneeA.L.M. Holding Company
InventorMark Eliot
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a plant for manufacturing heated asphalt mix. In particular, the disclosure relates to a batch asphalt mix plant for using a microwave heating vessel located in close proximity to a storage silo to heat asphalt mix at the point of storage using a batch production method.
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A mobile batch asphalt mix plant comprising a flatbed trailer, an electric generator mounted the trailer, a microwave energy system powered by the generator, wave guides directing microwave energy into one or more heating vessels, a conveyor and dragline to move unheated asphalt mix and optional asphalt binder or asphalt emulsion from a hopper to the heating vessel, and a silo for storing finished asphalt mix heated in the heating vessel with microwave energy.
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A stationary batch asphalt mix plant comprising a source of electricity, a microwave energy system powered by the source of electricity, wave guides directing microwave energy into one or more heating vessels, a conveyor and dragline to move unheated asphalt mix and optionally asphalt binder or asphalt emulsion from a hopper to the heating vessel, and a silo for storing finished asphalt mix heated in the heating vessel with microwave energy.
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A modular batch asphalt mix plant with a low energy heating system comprising two T-shaped wings, wherein a first wing houses various facility components comprising a microwave energy system and a microwave heating vessel, and a second other wing comprises three or more modular silos for storage of heated finished asphalt mix.
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A process for using a batch asphalt mix plant to produce a finished asphalt mix comprises the steps of moving an asphalt mix from a hopper to a microwave heated batcher, heating the asphalt mix in the microwave heated batcher to a predetermined temperature with microwave energy to provide a finished asphalt mix, and moving the finished asphalt mix to a silo for storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.