Apparatus for making asphalt concrete
PE Bracegirdle - US Patent 4,245,915, 1981 - Google Patents
A process for making asphalt concrete comprises mixing starting materials including
aggregate and binder material and optionally, other additives, to a final temperature of about
60 C. to about 150 C. in an indirectly heated mixing chamber which is sealed. The moisture
content of the asphalt concrete mixture is controlled as a function of the moisture content of
the starting materials. Apparatus for performing the process in a continuous or batch
operation is also set forth.
aggregate and binder material and optionally, other additives, to a final temperature of about
60 C. to about 150 C. in an indirectly heated mixing chamber which is sealed. The moisture
content of the asphalt concrete mixture is controlled as a function of the moisture content of
the starting materials. Apparatus for performing the process in a continuous or batch
operation is also set forth.
