Method and apparatus for reducing smoke emissions in an asphalt

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366 25, 366 33, B28C 546

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ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are disclosed which reduce smoke emissions in an asphalt drum mixer. A drum mixer heats virgin aggregate to a relatively high temperature in a first drying zone. Virgin asphalt and, in some cases, recycled pavement material containing asphalt, are added in a second zone. Mixing and discharge of the materials occur in a third zone. The invention provides for air or water cooling of the gases in the drum mixer upstream of the point of entry of the asphalt. This cooling reduces the formation of smoke which would otherwise be generated by excessive heating of the asphalt. The apparatus, according to a preferred embodiment, employs an axially positioned air duct, the outlet end of which discharges cooling air into the drum just upstream of the area of entry of the recycled material.

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