HIGH EFFICIENCY BURNER MEETS OSHA NOISE STANDARDS

A NEW, HIGHLY EFFICIENT FIRING SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATE DRYERS IN ASPHALT PLANTS OFFERS DRAMATIC SAVINGS IN FUEL CONSUMPTION, EVEN AT LOW PRODUCTION RATES. THE KEY ELEMENT IN THE SETUP IS A RADICALLY DIFFERENT CONCEPT IN COMBUSTION CHAMBER DESIGN WHICH PRODUCES REMARKABLY LOW NOISE LEVELS AT THE SAME TIME. THE NEW EQUIPMENT CAN BE RETROFITTED TO ANY OPERATING AGGREGATE DRYER OR INSTALLED ON NEW DRYING EQUIPMENT OFFERED BY PRACTICALLY ANY VENDOR. A BRIEF DISCUSSION IS GIVEN OF THE FIRST FULL-SCALE INSTALLATION OF OF THE NEW EQUIPMENT, AND THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED.

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Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 83-4
• Serial:
  • Roads and Streets
  • Volume: 115
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Donnelley (Reuben H) Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Combustion chambers; Design; Driers (Devices); Fuel consumption; Sound level
• Old TRIS Terms: Aggregate drier
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Energy; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215663
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1974 12:00AM