What is a Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine?

What is a Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine?

Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine is a kind of equipment specially designed for handling asphalt in drums, and its function is mainly to remove asphalt from drums and melt it. This kind of equipment mainly consists of such parts as a drum stripping box, lifting mechanism, hydraulic propeller, and electrical control system.

In the Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine, the box is usually divided into two chambers, the upper chamber for the barrel asphalt melting room, surrounded by heating coils. Heating tubes and asphalt barrels mainly through the radiation mode of heat transfer, so that the asphalt can be successfully removed from the barrel and achieve the purpose of melting. Several guide rails provide tracks for the asphalt drums to enter. The lifting mechanism is cantilevered and the drums are lifted and placed on the rails using an electric hoist and then pushed into the upper chamber by a hydraulic propeller. At the same time, an empty drum is ejected from the rear exit to facilitate the next operation. There is also an oil tank on the platform at the entrance of the asphalt drum to prevent dripping asphalt from escaping.

In a word, a Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine is an efficient and convenient equipment to deal with barrels of asphalt, which is widely used in road construction, civil engineering, and other fields.

What is the working principle of the Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine?

The working principle of the Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine mainly includes the following steps:

1. Place the drums of asphalt at a specific location in the plant. This is usually done by lifting the drums using a lifting mechanism and placing them on the rails of the plant.

2. The hydraulic thrusters of the plant push the drums into the melting chamber. During this process, the drum is heated by heating coils or hot air heaters that are densely packed around the drum, causing the asphalt inside to begin melting.

3. The melted asphalt is removed from the drum and flows into the lower chamber of the machine. The lower chamber can also be used as an asphalt heating tank to bring the asphalt to a temperature where it can be delivered. 

4. When the asphalt reaches the proper temperature in the lower chamber, it is pumped by the asphalt pump into the asphalt tank, ready for the next step in processing or use.

5. At the same time, when a drum of asphalt is pushed into the melting chamber, an empty drum is topped off at the rear exit of the unit for the next operation.

During the whole process, the electrical control system will precisely control and coordinate all parts to ensure that the equipment can work stably and efficiently. At the same time, the heating method, melting effect, and asphalt fluidity of the equipment will affect the working efficiency of the equipment and the quality of asphalt.

What is the heating method of the Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine?

Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine has the following two main heating methods:

1. thermal oil heating: this way is through the heating disk heats the asphalt, melting, and de-barrel. The Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine box is divided into two chambers, the upper chamber is the asphalt melting chamber, a dense thermal oil heating coil. The asphalt is heated and melted from the barrel, and then into the lower chamber of the box to continue heating, so that the temperature reaches the degree of delivery, and finally pumped by the asphalt pump into the asphalt tank.

2. Diesel Burner Heating: Some Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine adopt a diesel burner as the heat source, through the hot air and thermal oil heating plate to the Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine, melting and heating. This way has high thermal efficiency, asphalt off fast, low labor intensity, no pollution, low cost of equipment, occupies a small site, easy transit and transportation, and so on.

These two heating methods have their advantages, the specific choice of which depends on the design of the equipment, the use of the environment, and user needs.

The heating method of the Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine is mainly to heat, melt, and decant asphalt through the heating plate. This kind of equipment usually consists of a stripping drum box body, lifting system, propeller, electrical control system, and other components. The Bitumen Decanting Melting Machine box is divided into upper and lower chambers, the upper chamber is an asphalt melting chamber, densely covered with thermal oil heating coils or hot air heating tubes, the heating coils or hot air heating tubes on the asphalt to heat, to make it melt and take off from the barrel. At the same time, the lower chamber can also be used as an asphalt heating tank, so that the temperature of the asphalt reaches a state where it can be transported, and then pumped into the asphalt tank by the asphalt pump.

This heating method effectively heats the asphalt to a molten state, making it easy to handle and transport while ensuring project quality and efficiency.

How to ensure the quality of asphalt melting?

To ensure the quality of asphalt melting, it needs to be controlled and managed from several aspects.

First, the temperature of asphalt melting should be controlled. Too high a temperature will lead to excessive asphalt melting, affecting its quality; while too low a temperature will lead to asphalt not melting or melting incompletely, affecting the subsequent use of the effect. Therefore, it is necessary to set the appropriate melting temperature and monitor the temperature changes to ensure that the asphalt in the melting process gets sufficient heat, but not excessive melting.

Secondly, the time of asphalt melting should be controlled. Too long a melting time will lead to asphalt aging and quality problems; while too short a time will lead to incomplete asphalt melting. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the appropriate melting time according to the type of asphalt, quality, melting temperature, and other factors, and strictly control in the production process.

In addition, it is also necessary to pay attention to the uniformity of asphalt melting. If the asphalt melting is not uniform, it will lead to part of the asphalt melting excessively and part of the asphalt melting insufficiently, which will affect the use effect. Therefore, it is necessary to use appropriate mixing equipment to ensure that the asphalt can be fully mixed during the melting process to achieve the effect of uniform melting.

Finally, the quality inspection of the melted asphalt is also an essential part. After melting asphalt can be sampled, laboratory testing, testing, and other means to check whether its quality meets the requirements, to ensure the reliability and stability of the quality of asphalt melting.

In short, the quality of asphalt melting needs to be controlled and managed from the temperature, time, uniformity, and other aspects, and in the production process to strengthen the quality of testing and monitoring, to ensure the stability and reliability of asphalt melting quality.

How to choose the right asphalt melting equipment?

Choosing the right asphalt melting plant needs to consider several factors, including the type of equipment, performance, quality, and price, as well as safety and environmental protection, and other aspects. Here are some suggestions for choosing an asphalt melting plant:

First of all, make clear your needs, such as the type of asphalt to be melted, production capacity, temperature requirements, and so on. Choose the right type of equipment according to your needs, such as thermal oil heating equipment, electric heating equipment, or gas heating equipment.

Next, pay attention to the performance parameters of the equipment, such as melting capacity, storage capacity, conveying efficiency, etc., to ensure that the equipment can meet the production requirements. At the same time, it is necessary to assess the quality of the equipment, including material, process, after-sales service, etc., and choose products with reliable quality.

In addition, price is also one of the factors to consider when choosing equipment. It is necessary to combine the performance, quality, after-sales service, and other factors of the equipment, comprehensively consider its cost-effectiveness and choose the most suitable equipment.

In addition, safety and environmental protection are also important factors to consider when choosing asphalt melting equipment. Equipment should have perfect safety protection measures, such as explosion-proof, fire prevention, and leakage prevention. At the same time, the equipment should also meet the environmental protection requirements to reduce the emission of waste gas, waste water, and waste residue to protect the environment.

Finally, you can refer to the evaluation and feedback in the market to understand the performance, quality, and after-sales service of the equipment, to have a more comprehensive understanding of the equipment and avoid blind selection.

If you want to choose the right asphalt melting plant you can consult the asphalt plant manufacturer.