Lesson 6/Learning Event 3
Learning Event 3
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Each type of asphalt plant requires several items of equipment to support its operations Some of
the items of support equipment are listed below.
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR A 100 TO 150 TPH CENTRAL MIX PLANT
Hot oil heater with 15 KW gen
Asphalt melter
Piping set
Four-bin cold feeder
Cold elavator
Aggregate dryer
Dust collector
Hot elevator
Single aggregate feeder
Fines feeder
Asphalt mixer
Hot oil heater
Dedrumming equipment
Storage tanks
Pumping equipment
Specifications and purposes of the components shown above re listed in TM 5-331D.
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