Compact Laboratory-Scale Foam Bitumen Plant

LABORATORY FOAM BITUMEN PLANT
 

The iFOAM Laboratory Foam Bitumen Plant is designed to be professional equipment as a true representation of "Asphalt Foaming", a professional-grade equipment for indoor study of foamed asphalt. iFOAM supported use of the mixer can be used for cold mix materials, but also for hot mix(warm mix) materials. The patented foamed bitumen generator, core component of iFOAM has a function of secondary foaming, the rationary design makes the mixing of asphalt and water more evenly, so as to the asphalt foaming process more fully and foaming effect more better. In addition, an increase of some regulatory function is used to optimize the foaming properties of asphalt. iFoam asphalt tank comes with an agitator, to ensure consistent temperature of asphalt tank from top to bottom. iFoam asphalt tank ergonomic height above ground makes the dumping asphalt work more convenient and safe. All iFoam bitumen pipes have heat insulation function, to avoid clogging the asphalt, eliminating lines clean.

LM30 Laboratroy mixer for the production of cold mixes, a perfect match for the Laboratory  Foam Bitumen Plant.

Model: iFoam

Water consumption: Min: 2.5L/Hour; Max: 6.0L/Hour

Air consumption:  Min: 0L/Hour

Max: 100L/Hour

Max bitumen pump pressure: 2.5Mpa

Max water pressure: 0.6Mpa

Air pressure: Min: 0.4Mpa; Max: 0.6Mpa

Water Temperature: Min: 10°C; Max: 60°C

Bitumen temperature:  Min: 140°C; Max: 200°C

Bitumen tank volume: 12.5L

Power supply voltage: 220V

Water tank volume: 6L Air chamber Volume: 6L

Rated power Bitumen pump: 1.5kW Heaters: 3.2kW; Control: 0.1kW

Bitumen pump speed:  Min: 1Hz; Max: 60Hz

Power supply voltage: 220V

Asphalt foam 2spraying time can be set: 0.1-999S

Dimension (lengthxwidthx height) 1261x670x1200mm

For high-quality base layers from cold mixes

Direct injection of the foamed bitumen in to the mixing chamber of the laboratory mixer enables mixes to be processed to specification and test specimens to be produced. The twin-shaft compulsory mixer is not only ideally tailored to the laboratory plant in terms of performance and design, however, but is also connected to the plant's power supply. The high mixing intensity matches that of continuous mixers used on the constrution site. The LM30 has a capacity of approx. 30kg, and additionally offers variable settngs for speed and mixing time. The mixing chamber is simply pivoted downwards about 180o  and the cover opened to allow discharge of the mix. And what's more: when used separately, the LM30 is suitable for most diverse mix proportions.

One-to-one simulation of the cold recycling process in the lab

Foamed bitumen is used to and ever-increasing degree as a binding agent in economical cold recycling. Preliminary testing with the mobile laboratory-scale plant enables the foamed bitumen quality to be precisely determined in the lab even prior to the start of constuction. Extremely simple handling permits different parameters, such as water quantity, pressure and temperature, to be varied quickly, and different types of foamed bitumen to be produced within a short period of time. Based on the results achieved, the laboratory mixer can then be used to determine the mix proportion and to define the optimum bitumen foam for production of the test specimen.