Portable bulk product melt system

A bulk product melt system for treating a bulk product source comprising:

• a water tank containing a volume of water heated to a selected process water temperature, the water tank positioned on a portable support platform, the support platform positionable with respect to the bulk product source;
• a water flowmeter in control communication with the water tank and monitoring a water flowmeter rate of water from the water tank;
• a mixing eductor in fluidic communication with the water tank, at least a portion of heated volume of water received within the mixing eductor from the water tank at a selected water flowmeter rate controlled by the water flowmeter;
• a bulk product receiver having an inlet portion in fluidic communication with an outlet of the bulk product source and an outlet portion in fluidic communication with a continuous weigher, a bulk product discharged from the bulk product receiver into the continuous weigher, the bulk product weighed in the continuous weigher and discharged into the mixing eductor, the bulk product mixed within the mixing eductor with the heated water to produce a melted product mixture;
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• an inlet of the bulk product source in discharge communication with the mixing eductor, the bulk product source inlet receiving the melted product mixture as the melted product mixture is discharged from the mixing eductor.

A method for producing a melted bulk product mixture comprising the steps of:

• moving a portable support platform into proximity with a bulk product source vessel;
• transferring a bulk product from the bulk product source vessel to a bulk product receiver on the portable support platform;
• weighing the bulk product in a continuous weigher to determine a bulk product total weight;
• transferring the weighed bulk product from the continuous weigher to a mixing eductor for mixing with heated water;
• supplying heated water from a water tank to the mixing eductor at a selected water flowmeter rate;
• mixing the bulk product within the mixing eductor with heated water;
• melting the bulk product with the heated water to form the melted product mixture;
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• discharging the melted product mixture into the bulk product source vessel.