HMA PLANT

OPERATION
 Types Of Plants

BATCH DRUM MIXER

 Batch plant
typical layout
Asphalt Storage

Aggregate Conveyor Belt

Bins

Batch
Dryer Tower

Burner Hot Storage

Silo
elevator
 Drum Mixer Plant
typical layout
Asphalt Storage
Aggregate Conveyor Belts
Bins

Dryer

Storage
Burner Silo
 Common Plant Operations
• Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
• Dust control and collection
• Mix storage
• Weighing and handling

NCAT 5
 Common Plant Operations
• Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
• Dust control and collection
• Mix storage
• Weighing and handling

NCAT 6
Aggregate Stockpile

NCAT 7
Stockpiling Operations

NCAT 8
 Cold Feed
BINS

Conveyor
Belts

NCAT 9
 Common Plant Operations
• Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
• Dust control and collection
• Mix storage
• Weighing and handling

NCAT 10
Hma Mixing Plants Create
Dust!!

NCAT 11
Centrifugal Dust Collector

NCAT 12
Baghouse Dust Collector

NCAT 13
 Collector Efficiency

74 micron

Cylone (80-90%)
30 micron
Multicone (80-90%)
10 micron
Wet collector (90-96%)
5 micron
Baghouse
1 micron

NCAT 14
 Common Plant Operations
• Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
• Dust control and collection
• Mix storage
• Weighing and handling

NCAT 15
 Storage Structure
Typical Layout
Conveyor

HOT
Surge MIX
Bin PLANT

NCAT 16
SURGE
SILO
 Common Plant Operations
• Cold aggregate storage and
feeding
• Dust control and collection
• Mix storage
• Weighing and handling

NCAT 18
Plants are computer
controlled

NCAT 19
 TRUCK BEING
LOADED FROM
A DIRECTLY
FROM A BATCH
PLANT
Truck Being Loaded From A
Surge Silo
 Truck
Loading
from a
Surge
Bin

NCAT 22
 BATCH PLANT
typical layout
Asphalt Storage

Aggregate Conveyor Belt

Bins

Batch
Dryer Tower

Burner Hot Storage

Silo
elevator
Batch Plant
Batch Tower

Pug Mill

NCAT 24
Burner - Batch Plant

NCAT 25
Schematic of
a batch plant

NCAT 26
Screen Deck

HOT BINS

NCAT 27
Pug Mill

NCAT 28
 Drum Mixer Plant
typical layout
Asphalt Storage
Aggregate Conveyor Belts
Bins

Dryer

Storage
Burner Silo
Drum Dryer Mixer
Temperature Profile in Drum
Mixer

NCAT 31
Dryer For Drum Dryer Mix
Plant
Dryer For A Drum Mixer Plant

Aggregate
Entry Point
Controls

NCAT 34
Small Drum Mixer Plant