Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the cryogenic grinding of bulk material, especially bulk material having soft or elastic material properties, for example rubber-elastic properties, under normal conditions. According to said method, the bulk material is embrittled so that the particles of bulk material can then be size-reduced in the embrittled condition. The surface of the particles of bulk material is increased before the step of embrittlement. The invention also relates to an installation (1) for the cryogenic grinding of bulk material, especially bulk material having soft or elastic material properties, for example rubber-elastic properties, under normal conditions. Said installation comprises a cooling section (7) for embrittling the particles the bulk material is constituted of and a size-reduction device (8), mounted downstream of said cooling section, for size-reducing the material embrittled in the cooling section (7). The installation (1) also has a device (2), mounted upstream of the cooling section (7) in the direction of material flow, for increasing the surface of the particles of bulk material.
Abstract:
A comminution apparatus for refining various materials into smaller pieces of a desired size, has a pair of generally circular disks disposed on a common axis and arranged generally parallel to one another forming a comminution region therebetween. Each disk incorporates a plurality of removable cutting bars radially disposed on the disk face, one disk having an even number, the other having an odd number of cutting bars. Process material is fed into the comminution space between the opposing disks and comminuted by counter-rotation of the disks which shears material between opposing cutting bars as they pass. Spacing between the disks is adjustable to suit the input process material. Tapered disk faces control flow of material during the comminution process, permitting only material that has been sufficiently reduced in size to migrate toward the disk perimeter where a skirt ring structure controls the size of the granulated material output.
Abstract:
A method for recovering elastomeric material such as rubber from tires comprising the steps of soaking the tires in a mixture of an oil and a volatile solvent to soften the rubber, subjecting the softened tires to shear conditions in a separator having at least two pairs of counter rotating rollers mounted one above the other. The recovered rubber can be carbonized in a microwave chamber to produce carbon and oil.
Abstract:
Crushing finely the chipped rubber such as that of waste tire is done by further small number of crushers, and the capture rate of the target size of the rubber particles is improved. With a crusher which finely crushes the chipped rubber (G) such as that of waste tire, the chipped rubber (G) is supplied to a crusher (10a) structured by a rotating roll (12) having relatively rough groove pitch and pluralities of fixed blades (14) each of which has pluralities of grooves forming crushing edges, thus conducting crushing. The rubber particles (G) discharged from the crusher (10a) are again supplied to the crusher (10a) to repeat the crushing to conduct rough-finishing operation. Then, thus roughly-finished rubber particles (G) are treated by similar crushing operation using a rotating roll (10b) having relatively small groove pitch to conduct finish treatment. The finely-crushed rubber particles are classified using a sieve (16) to specified size ranges.
Abstract:
A tire size reduction/wire separation system (10) comprising a drive shaft (12); a plurality of rotors (26) mounted on the drive shaft, each rotor having axial slots (28) with a rotatable knife (34) removably secured within each slot; and an independent housing supporting the drive shaft and rotors. The independent housing has a central region with stationary knives (58). The roots and crests of the stationary knives are matingly oriented and respect to the roots and crests of the rotatable knives. The independent housing also has lateral regions including anannual wear ring (72) vertically secured to the axial ends of the rotors. Each lateral region also includes a wear liner (76) with a circular opening with a diameter greater than the exterior diameter of the wear rings.
Abstract:
An apparatus pulverizes material composed of wet or dry discrete objects into relatively smaller particles with shock waves created by flowing the material through a housing having alternating rotors (92, 94, 96, 98) and orifice plates (128, 130, 134, 136). The housing includes a feed chute (78) for introducing the material into the housing, a second end having an opening for removing the smaller particles, and internal sides meeting in corners, which extend longitudinally between the first and second ends. Rotors extend along a rotatable shaft in the housing, each rotor including a polygonal shaped plate and radially extending vanes.
Abstract:
A method for recovering elastomeric material such as rubber from tires comprising the steps of soaking the tires in a mixture of an oil and a volatile solvent to soften the rubber, subjecting the softened tires to shear conditions in a separator having at least two pairs of counter rotating rollers mounted one above the other. The recovered rubber can be carbonized in a microwave chamber to produce carbon and oil.
Abstract:
Field: techniques for processing different materials, mainly elastomers, possiblly in the different manufacturing processes. Substance: method comprises steps of acting upon material by means of moving cutting tools for creating in working zone ultrasonic-frequency oscillations of material; setting power of drive units at working and processing materials no less than 100-300 kW; selecting revolution number of tool in range 3000-12000rev/min; selecting quantity of cutting edges of tool according to relation φn is less than 800, where φ is equal to the angular velocity of tool, n is equal to the quantity of cutting edges of tool; setting attach angles of tool, n is equal to the quantity of cutting edges of tool; setting attach angles of tool in range 85-95 degrees; removing separate particles of material embedded to cutting portion of tool my means of fluid flow containing gas and (or) liquid; feeding fluid flow by excess pressure material is fed to tool or vise versa in mode of reciprocation motion or start-stop motion. Effect: enhanced efficiency of method increased disposition degree and uniformity of ready product structures.
Abstract:
A self clearing cutting assembly is provided, having an array of counter rotating cutters in which a plurality of cutters rotating in a first direction is mounted on a first shaft and a plurality of second cutters is mounted on a second shaft for rotating in an opposite direction. The array of cutters is provided with a plurality of clearing or cleaning rings located alternately with the cutters on each shaft. The cutting array is kept clear of debris or partially cut material by movement of the clearing or cutting rings against adjacent cutters. Movement of the clearing or cleaning rings is a combination of rotary motion and linear motion, in which the linear motion is imparted by the cutter located opposite the cleaning ring striking the cleaning rings so as to push the cleaning ring beyond the position of the widest part of the cutter to completely dislodge material from the cutter.
Abstract:
A method and an installation for processing polymer materials, e.g., rubber, are proposed in which a cooling chamber 6 is positioned substantially vertically, dosage means are arranged at an input into the cooling chamber 6 and at an exit therefrom, are positioned coaxially in respect to the cooling chamber and are made with the possibility of controlling the supply and removal of processed rubber crumbs. Openings for the supply or cooling air are positioned in the upper and lower parts of the cooling chamber, and an opening for the removal of spent air is positioned in the middle part of the chamber. The cooling chamber comprises at least one annular chamber positioned coaxially in respect to the cooling chamber with the formation of a gap between them and having a greater size in the radial direction than the cooling chamber. The ratio of the size of the annular chamber to that of the cooling chamber is within the range of from about 1.1 to about 1.2 (Fig. 2).