Hot-Mix Asphalt Plants

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Asphalt Plants

AsphaltPlants

BatchMix

DrumMix

ContinuousMix

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Material Flow(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

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Typical Batch Plant(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

1. Cold Bins2. Cold Feed Gate3. Cold Elevator4. Dryer5. Dust Collector6. Exhaust Stack7. Hot Elevator

8. Screening Unit9. Hot Bins10. Weigh Box11. Pugmill12. Mineral Filler13. Hot AC Storage14. Weigh Bucket

Major Batch Plant Components

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Batch Plant Cutaway(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

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Hot Feed Bins(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

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Hot Feed Screens(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

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Pugmill Mixer(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

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Continuous Weighing(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

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Continuous Pugmill(Taken from The Asphalt Institute Manual ES-1, Second Edition)

Material Flow

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Parallel-Flow Drum Plant(Taken from The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Hot Mix Paving Handbook)

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Counter-Flow Drum Plant(Taken from The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Hot Mix Paving Handbook)

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Double-Drum Plant(Taken from The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Hot Mix Paving Handbook)