Specifications

SECTION
SPECIFICATION DETAIL
COMPLY
YES
NO
CONCEPT
The transfer of energy from the storage bin walls to the material and
throughout is by conduction.
Asphalt can be maintained as workable material for lengthy time periods
and/or it can be recycled from a hardened state to a malleable product
when kept at a specified temperature.
The physical properties of the material will vary due to manufacturing and
aging.
A note of caution; over-heating or heating asphalt for extended periods of
time will cause oxidation of the material and irreversible hardening.
NOTE: Plant mix design now incorporates more recycled rap! The mix
must be evaluated on every load for AC richness to ensure your success in
RECLAIMING.
The unit also offers the ability to safely maintain temperatures that
accommodate standard “cold patching” materials.
The heating unit is an efficient use of fuel and controlled by thermostat.
The temperatures can be effectively monitored by thermostat and can be
set to heat from ambient ranges up to a maximum of 350 degrees
Fahrenheit (350
o
F).
An optional low temperature thermostat is recommended to accommodate
the range suggested for cold patching materials, which is approximately 80
degrees Fahrenheit (80 F).
ASPHALT
STORAGE BIN
The asphalt storage bin will hold a capacity of up to two (2) tons of asphalt
hot mix.
The storage bin will be constructed of all welded steel pieces.
The floor will be constructed of one solid piece of 10 gauge steel.
The sides, front and rear walls will be constructed of 14 gauge steel each a
solid piece.
The interior heat exchange funnel will be of 12 gauge solid steel.
All seams will be a continuous weld.
Interior welded ribs at strategic points offer additional structural integrity.
Stainless steel panels fabricated of 14 gauge steel and high temperature
insulation are attached at strategic points to offer protection from
overheating areas of the enclosure.
The rear panel of the bin provides a single shovel port attached to the outer
skin of the unit by welded 14 ga. metal.
The tapered wall of the storage bin offers gravity feed of the material
towards the shovel port.
Attached to the storage bin is the outer shell of the unit.
The outer shell will be fabricated of braced 16 gauge steel.
The bottom floor of the unit supports the storage bin with braced channel.
A third wall of reflective aluminum is attached and located between the
storage bin and the outer shell.