POLLUTION CONTORL SYSTEMS FOR ASPHALT PLANTS
THE ROTARY DRYER FOR AGGREGATES IS THE SOURCE OF MOST DUST EMMISION FROM HOT-MIX ASPHALT PLANTS, AND IS THE SYSTEM COMPONENT MOST LIKELY TO REQUIRE CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT. IF A HOT-MIX ASPHALT PLANT HAS THE DUST FROM ITS ROTARY DRYER UNDER CONTROL, IT CAN BE CONSIDERED RELATIVELY SAFE FROM SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH LOCAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITIES. DUST COLLECTORS FOR ROTARY DRYERS FALL INTO FOUR BASIC TYPES: LARGE DIAMETER CYCLONES, HIGH EFFICIENCY MULTI-CYCLONES, WET SCRUBBERS, AND BAG FILTERS. ALONG WITH THESE, THE CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OF FILTERS ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 114, No 5, PP 114-118, 10 FIG
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Authors:
- Walling, J C
- Publication Date: 1971-5
Media Info
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Serial:
- Roads and Streets
- Publisher: Donnelley (Reuben H) Corporation
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Control systems; Dust control; Filters; Mixing plants; Pollution
- Old TRIS Terms: Bituminous mixing plants; Dust collectors; Rotary dryer
- Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00215503
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 1 1972 12:00AM