ROCK CRUSHING PLANT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ADVANTAGES

MILJOEVAENLIG BERGKROSSANLAEGGNING

THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED ROCK CRUSHING PLANT NORTH OF STOCKHOLM. ROCK WASTE FROM BUILDING SITES IS REFINED INTO CRUSHED AGGREGATE OF DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZE. THIS PLANT IS HIGHLY AUTOMATED AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED AND OTHER MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBLEMS OF DUST AND NOISE. ALL DUST-EMITTING MACHINES ARE CONNECTED TO CENTRAL DUST REMOVAL EQUIPMENT WITH AN AUTOMATIC FILTER DEVICE WITH A CAPACITY OF 34 000 CUBIC METRES PER HOUR. A WATER SPRINKLER SYSTEM IS ALSO USED TO REDUCE THE DUST EMITTANCE BY THE AGGREGATE HANDLING. THE CONVEYORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH PROTECTIVE TUNNELS. THE CRUSHERS AND THE SCREENS ARE INSTALLED IN SOUND-PROOFING BUILDINGS AND THE AGGREGATE DEPOSITS SERVE AS NOISE PROTECTING WALLS.

• Corporate Authors:

  Svenska Uppfinnare Foreningen

  Munkbron 7
  Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 157-158
• Serial:
  • Industriell Teknik
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Cleaning; Conveyors; Crushed rock; Crushers; Crushing; Dust; Dust control; Equipment; Filters; Handling and storage; Industrial plants; Irrigation; Noise control; Prevention; Rocks; Sieve analysis; Sound; Storage facilities; Watering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sprinklers
• Old TRIS Terms: Rock crusher
• ITRD Terms: 4577: Aggregate; 3662: Conveyor (mater); 4173: Crushed stone; 5176: Crushing; 4572: Dust; 3829: Dust removal; 3674: Equipment; 7182: Filter; 9149: Prevention; 4154: Rock; 5185: Sieving (mater); 6748: Sound; 9137: Storage
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I36: Aggregates;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081137
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM