公开(公告)号：US20210394395A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17351978

申请日：2021-06-18

申请人： NITROcrete IP, LLC

发明人： Eric L. Van Dixhorn ,  Matthew A. Zion ,  Cameron Wilson ,  Shawn D. Raffelson ,  Christopher Annis

IPC分类号： B28C5/46 ,  B28C7/02 ,  B28C5/36

摘要： Aspects involve an aggregate plow system that may be used in a system for cooling aggregate, such as may be found in a batch plant involved in producing concrete. The plow system generally contacts aggregate as it is conveyed by a conveyor belt to create a furrow within the aggregate prior to dispensing of liquid nitrogen or other coolant onto the aggregate. Additionally, the plow assembly may mix the ingredients of the aggregate on the belt by disputing the aggregate piled on the conveyor belt. The formation of the furrow, in place of a mound of aggregate on the belt, aids in retaining liquid nitrogen in the furrow such that it may better penetrate into the aggregate and thereby improving cooling. In either and both ways, the plow assembly improves dispersion of the coolant on and into the aggregate as it is conveyed by the conveyor belt.