Abstract:
A cooling tower for reducing process gas temperature by vaporization of liquid water while maintaining a dry bottom operation. The gas discharge duct is located in the lower hopper of the tower and a preferred orientation of spray nozzles insures minimum condensation of the atomized water spray. The water supply is regulated by a cascade control system employing both proportional and derivative modes of control during steady state operation and only proportional control during start-up operation.
Abstract:
A cooling tower for reducing process gas temperature by vaporization of liquid water while maintaining a dry bottom operation. The gas discharge duct is located in the lower hopper of the tower and a preferred orientation of spray nozzles insures minimum condensation of the atomized water spray. The water supply is regulated by a cascade control system employing both proportional and derivative modes of control during steady state operation and only proportional control during start-up operation.
Abstract:
Hotmix is continuously delivered by conveyor to the top of a surge bin, and is intermittently held back from dropping into the bin by a pulse feeder which continuously receives the hotmix and pulsingly discharges the hotmix to the surge bin. The feeder includes an open topped container with a central discharge opening which is intermittently opened and closed by pneumatically activated clam gates.
Abstract:
The lower flight of the slatted drag chain of the conveyor is yieldably biased toward the floor plate. The biasing force is obtained through the medium of idler wheels interposed between the flights and supported for floating movement between adjustable limit stops away from and back toward the floor plate.
Abstract:
A rotating conveyor and bin feeder pivotally mounted above a multiple bin storage complex to selectively deliver asphalt hotmix to each of the storage bins. The bin feeder and outer end of the conveyor are carried on a supporting track and the inlet end of the conveyor is pivotally coupled to hotmix delivery equipment. Ductwork is disposed at the discharge of the feeder to remove pollutants emitted from the hotmix during the bin loading operation and a swiveling central utilities connection supplies power to the apparatus.
Abstract:
The lower flight of the slatted drag chain of the conveyor is yieldably biased toward the floor plate. The biasing force is obtained through the medium of idler wheels interposed between the flights and supported for floating movement between adjustable limit stops away from and back toward the floor plate.
Abstract:
A reverse pulse baghouse equipped with a self-contained service chamber having ventilation control in which ambient cooling is induced by the exhaust fan of the baghouse. Within the dirty-air plenum, the bags are of progressively greater length toward the center of the baghouse in order to minimize particle reentrainment and each bag is sealed against an integral collar of the tube sheet to prevent gas leakage. The hopper section, for funneling dust cake to a hinged, screw conveyor trough, is removably connected to the upper section of the baghouse and is so sized to invertably nest within the upper section during shipment.