USB-3 Bitumen modification unit 16 m3/hour production capacity

Overview

USB-3 bitumen modification unit with a production capacity of 16 m3/hour (Cap: 16000 LPH) uses a double-stream process that reduces the load on the mill’s shearing zone and extends mill service life. It is identified in product text as the GlobeCore USB-3 bitumen modification system. The unit ensures effective compatibility of bitumen and polymers and can work with all common polymers, waxes, and special additives in various forms, including powders and granules, allowing implementation of almost any bitumen modification scheme. During pumping and modification the system allows introduction of additional plasticizers and additives and provides the possibility of introducing additional quantities of polymer. Minimum capacity, m3/h (gpm): 16 (70.4). Amount of polymer per 1 m3 of bitumen, kg (lbs): 10–60 (22–132.3). Amount of plasticizer per 1 m3, kg (lbs): 10–100 (22–220.5). Amount of adhesion additive per 1 m3 of bitumen, L (gal), max: 10 (2.6). Operating mode: Continuous. Rated power, kW: total 157 with component breakdown — mill: 2 × 55 = 110; bitumen pumps: 2 × 18 = 36; plasticizer pump: 1.1; adhesion additive pump: 0.25; vertical screw conveyor drive: 3; weighing and vertical screw conveyor drive: 0.43; screw mixer drive: 5.5. Power supply: voltage, V: 380; AC frequency, Hz: 50. Dimensions without components removed for transportation (L/H/W), mm (in): 6,050/2,570/3,360 (238.2/101.2/132.3). Max weight, kg (lbs): 5,860 (12,919). The unit can operate outside, under a canopy or inside, and an oil heating system can reduce costs on electricity. Application: Construction industry. Bituminous grouts — fields of application explicitly listed in the input include waterproofing of surfaces; treatment of joints and cracks; puttying of surfaces; attaching of rolled bitumen materials; anticorrosive protection of metal structures; cold coating grout variants suitable for use at sub-zero ambient temperatures and for repair that form ultrastrong waterproof coatings on steel, concrete, and wood structures sunk deeper into the ground; bituminous-rubber grout for waterproofing foundations, walls, tanks, and pipelines; and adhesive grout for attaching extruded polystyrene to bituminous or bituminous-polymer insulating materials in foundation insulation systems. Modified bitumen — fields of application explicitly listed in the input include production of asphalt concrete for new construction and repair of first-class roads, bridges, overpasses, and road junctions; production of stone matrix asphalt concrete (SMA) and porous asphalt; placing of crack-stopping membrane interlayers; production of PMB-based grouts for hydraulic engineering facilities such as water storage facilities, swimming pools, and water supply pipe linings; production of PMB-based rolled roofing materials (Ruberoid, Euroruberoid); and production of grouts for laying and repair of bitumen shingles.