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US 9,835,374 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for a dryer
AssigneeAstec, Inc.
InventorMalcolm L. Swanson
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Abstract
A dryer adapted for use in an asphalt plant. The dryer comprises a drum having an inner wall and a plurality of flights, each of which is disposed on the inner wall of the drum and each of which has a proximal end and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end. At least one of the plurality of flights comprises a V-shaped notch. A method for drying components of asphalt comprising drying the components of asphalt in the drum of such a dryer.
Claims20
A dryer adapted for use in an asphalt plant, said dryer comprising:
- (a) a drum, said drum having an inner wall;
- (b) a plurality of flights, each of said plurality of flights being disposed on the inner wall of the drum and each of said plurality of flights having a proximal end and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of flights comprises a V-shaped notch cut in the distal end of each of the plurality of flights and extending toward the proximal end of each of the plurality of flights.
A method for drying components of asphalt, said method comprising:
- (a) providing a dryer adapted for use in an asphalt plant, said dryer comprising:
- (1) a drum, said drum having an inner wall;
- (2) a plurality of flights, each of said plurality of flights being disposed on the inner wall of the drum and each of said plurality of flights having a proximal end and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal end;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of flights comprises a V-shaped notch cut in the distal end of each of the plurality of flights and extending toward the proximal end of each of the plurality of flights;
- (b) drying the components of asphalt in the drum of the dryer.
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